Wiggins claims there was a "mole" in British Olympics cycling

Sir Bradley Wiggins claims there was “a mole in the camp” with a campaign to “sabotage” the Olympic Games for the British cycling team.

Britain’s most decorated Olympian, Wiggo says discontent around the sacking of Technical Director Shane Sutton (over allegations of sexism and bullying) were magnified in the media.

The 36-year-old said though he likes the idea of competing in Tokyo 2020 four more years of intense training are far from an appealing prospect. But not as unappealing as Strictly Come Dancing.

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The five times Olympic champion told reporters in an interview on Sunday through a Samsung Virtual Reality link: “There was a bit of a campaign to almost sabotage the games from a British cycling point of view. There was obviously a mole in the camp.

“I never saw it as a huge problem … it (the sacking of Shane Sutton) seemed bigger than it was, from a media point of view,” he said.

He added morale was “never in doubt” inside the team.

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Wiggins believes Mo Farah deserves a knighthood for achievements, which include three Olympic Gold medals, BT Sport reports.

“What he’s achieved certainly deserves the honour of that merit. No one else has ever done what he’s done before that’s for sure. It’s sort of become the norm now for anyone who’s had that success,” he said.

“You don’t really get anything from it unfortunately, other than you can keep your sheep in a field or take them across a bridge free of charge, so…”

He ruled out appearing on Strictly Come Dancing or I’m a Celebrity, saying “I’m not that desperate”. Instead he plans on spending time with his family. Both of his children started racing this season, but Wiggins says he won’t put too much pressure on them, “just as long as they enjoy it.”