Ben Wiggins, the 17-year-old son of 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, has taken his first major international victory with gold at the European Track Championships in Anadia, Portugal.
Wiggins Jnr, who has been part of British Cycling's high performance set-up in recent seasons, claimed the victory after scoring points in seven of 10 sprints during the 25km race. He was one of three riders to gain two laps on the main field. He was also part of the Great Britain junior team pursuit line-up that won bronze at the Europeans.
His best international result before his European title win was 6th in the TT at the junior Nations Cup race in France earlier this season, Trophée Centre Morbihan. Wiggins also took silver in the junior TT at the British National Road Championships earlier this year, behind Josh Tarling.
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As well as being part of the British Cycling high performance junior squad - representing Britain on both road and track this year - Wiggins rides for British development team Fensham Howes-MAS Design. It is managed by Giles Pidcock, father of Tour de France Alpe d'Huez stage winner Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and travels to races across Britain and in Europe.
