Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, the reigning Olympic time trial gold medalist, has largely retired from road racing and will be part of the British men's pursuit squad aiming to repeat its gold from four years ago in London. The sprint specialist decided the road course in Rio would be too challenging for him, so he opted for the track to finally capture the Olympic medal that has long eluded him. ''It's always a proud moment to be able to pull on a GB jersey and to be able to do so at the Olympic Games is extra special.
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