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SportsAid Athletes of the Day: Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins

Mark cavendish and Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, age 23 and 28, from the Isle of Man and Chorley, Lancashire.

Event

Cycling - Madison

Event Schedule

Men's madison final: 19/08.

Profile

Both Mark and Bradley have had outstanding careers in cycling to date. They will compete together at Beijing in the madison and are part of a GB Cycling team which is on track to claim an abundance of medals.
Mark is going to Beijing fresh from four stage wins at the Tour de France. His talent in track cycling is just as impressive. He took Gold with Bradley in the madison at the World Track Championships this year, setting them up nicely for the Olympics. He also has European, World Cup, Commonwealth and British titles to his name.
Bradley has a list of titles to his name too long to mention each one. In 2000 he burst into senior competition claiming silver in the Team Pursuit at the World Track Championships. After this there was no stopping him as he claimed gold and silver medals at the four following World Championships in the Team and Individual Pursuit, bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games and a gold silver and bronze at Athens in 2004.