Bradley Wiggins - A year in pictures

Tuesday 1 January 2013 10:39, UK

Image: Historic moment: Wiggins celebrates becoming the first British rider to win the Tour de France
Image: Man of the people: Wiggins spends time signing autographs for young fans
Image: Crowd puller: Wiggins pictured on the first stage of the Tour of Britain in September. He had to pull out on stage 6 with a stomach bug
Image: Hard-pedalling: Wiggins races to gold at the London Olympics in August...
Image: ...he crosses the line...
Image: ...and celebrates his success...
Image: ...before conducting the crowd at the medal ceremony after collecting his gold
Image: Precious medal: Wiggins shows just what it means to him to collect the gold
Image: Fully deserved: Wiggins pictured on the podium after winning the Tour de France
Image: Rock of support: Wiggins hugs wife Cath in Paris after the historic win
Image: Family man: Wiggins celebrates with his son Ben on a processional lap after winning Le Tour
Image: Crucial stage: Wiggins won the stage 19 time trial to seal his Tour victory, giving him a lead of 3 minutes 21 seconds going into the final stage
Image: Le Gentleman: During stage 14, carpet tacks were thrown onto the road, with several riders getting punctures. Sportingly, Wiggins allowed them to catch up
Image: Record-breaker: In March, Wiggins became the first British rider in 45 years - since Tom Simpson in 1967 - to win the Paris-Nice cycling race
Image: Another first: Wiggins won the Tour de Romandie in April, becoming the first Briton to win the race in its 65-year history
Image: Winning joy: Defending champion Wiggins celebrates retaining his Criterium du Dauphine title in June
Image: Lucky escape: Wiggins was involved in a road accident while training in November. He was taken to hospital but suffered only minor injuries