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Customised motorhome used by Sir Bradley Wiggins on sale for £50,000

Bespoke touches include red and blue décor, the “Wiggo” embroidered on headrests, and Union flag motif

 

A customised motorhome used by Sir Bradley Wiggins is up for sale for £50,000, reports the Daily Star.

Bespoke touches on the Mercedes vehicle include red and blue leather décor, the word “Wiggo” embroidered on the headrests, and a Union flag motif on the central console.

It is wrapped in the colours of the five-time Olympic champion's Team Wiggins UCI Continental squad.

The luxury motor has “Wiggo” stitched on the headrests, red, white and blue leather seats, as well as a Union flag emblazoned centre console.

Dealer Phil Humphries told the newspaper: “It was only used in one competition.

“It cost double what we are currently selling it for and would make a great collector’s item or daily driver.”

The Daily Star – which doesn’t supply a link to a listing of the van – has 4,000 miles on the clock.

It comes equipped with a bed, cooker and fridge, while a storage area at the back can accommodate several bikes.

The motorhome differs from the larger model supplied by Swift Group to Team Wiggins for races such as the Tour de Yorkshire.

It’s not the first time a motorhome associated with Wiggins has popped up on the secondhand market – in 2015, a former Team Sky motorhome was sold for £35,500 on eBay.

> Team Sky motorhome for sale on eBay - and bidding tops £30k

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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me | 7 years ago
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“It was only used in one competition"

Do all that painting and stitching and use it once?  Can't people plan?  Or is there too much money sloshing around at certain levels?  It all sounds a bit 'football' to me

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BehindTheBikesheds replied to me | 7 years ago
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me wrote:

“It was only used in one competition"

Do all that painting and stitching and use it once?  Can't people plan?  Or is there too much money sloshing around at certain levels?  It all sounds a bit 'football' to me

Tax deductable innit.

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BehindTheBikesheds | 7 years ago
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Well that team Sky motorhome sold for £27,000 not £35,000.

As for the 50k asking price of the small wiggins motorhome. A 2015 Swift 696 was £42k OTR , so the smaller one would have being considerably less. If the seller thinks some leather seats and a bit of stitching/union flag/screen in the headrests added £60,000+ he must be in dreamland.

http://blog.rvshare.com/customized-bus/

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Beecho | 7 years ago
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Comes with stolen laptop

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don simon fbpe | 7 years ago
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Sealed bid auction?

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handlebarcam | 7 years ago
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Bespoke touches on the Mercedes vehicle include red and blue leather décor

Sounds like the lucky new owner will be as snug as a vial of medicine in a jiffy bag in that.

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alansmurphy replied to handlebarcam | 7 years ago
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handlebarcam wrote:

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Bespoke touches on the Mercedes vehicle include red and blue leather décor

Sounds like the lucky new owner will be as snug as a vial of medicine in a jiffy bag in that.

Not very snug then...

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CygnusX1 | 7 years ago
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The Daily Star has 4000 miles on the clock?

road.cc wrote:

The Daily Star – which doesn’t supply a link to a listing of the van – has 4,000 miles on the clock.

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