Wiggins: This is a defining moment in my life
Bradley Wiggins talks to Ned Boulting soon after his dominant time trial display on Stage 19, between Bonneval and Chartres, all but confirmed his overall Tour de France victory.
"I wanted to go out with a bang. The Tour's not over until ... now, really ... I felt fantastic out there and it all came together.
"To be honest, the first pedal stroke in the warm-up, I know whether I'm on it or not, and I knew today the minute I rolled off the ramp I was on a good one.
It was a just a case of staying composed, concentrating ... It sounds cheesey ... but it's your whole life to get to this point, it's kind of a defining moment in your life."
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