Wiggins and Cavendish take top spot in Ghent’s Zesdaagse
The win in the town where he was born was expected to be the last race of Bradley Wiggins’ career, but he hasn’t yet ruled racing out
‘Enjoying the moment’
Wiggins and Cavendish headed into what would be the deciding Madison event trailing by a lap and 53 points behind leaders Kenny De Ketele from Oudenaarde and Moreno De Pauw from Sint-Niklaas.
Having gained lap parity, Wiggins went flying off the front with just five laps to go. After a tussle with the pack, he and Cavendish were declared lap leaders with time expiring, and they crossed the line arms aloft.
Wiggins looked like he was going out on a high as he celebrated his second title at the Kuipke velodrome, where as a child he had watched his father compete. He said it was a fitting end to an “incredible year” but did not say if it was the end of his career. “This might not be my last race,” he said. “I’m just going to enjoy the moment.”
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