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Bradley Wiggins to return for Tour of Britain race

The Olympic rings are reflected in the visor of Britain's gold medalist Bradley Wiggins as he crosses the finish line as he competes in the London 2012 Olympic Games men's individual time trial road cycling event in London on August 1, 2012.(credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/GettyImages)
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Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins will return to competitive action in next month’s Tour of Britain.

Wiggins has taken a well-earned rest following his triumph at the Tour de France and the Olympic games later in the summer, but will return to action for Team Sky in the eight-stage Tour of Britain that begins in Ipswich on 9 September.

I'm doing the Tour of Britain,” confirmed Wiggins. “It'll be nice. I'll try to stay fit between now and then so I don't embarrass myself. It'll be good.

Wiggins was originally expected to return to action for the Tour of Denmark next week but was given extra time off by Team Sky after already sitting out the Vuelta a Espana, which began on Sunday.

Wiggins is the 8/13 favourite with Ladbrokes to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award later this year, with Mo Farah at odds of 2/1 and Jessica Ennis 6/1 in the same market.

Betfred offer odds of 5/1 that Wiggins successfully defends the Tour de France title that he won so emphatically this summer. Alberto Contador is the 9/4 favourite with Wiggins’ Team Sky teammate, and fellow Olympic medallist, Chris Froome at odds of 11/4 for next summer’s yellow jersey race.



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