Wiggins sets one-hour cycling record

Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins added another honor to his collection on Sunday, breaking the UCI Hour Record by covering 33.88 miles at the velodrome in London’s Olympic Park. “That’s the closest I will come to knowing what it’s like to have a baby,” Wiggins said, referring to the pain in his legs after smashing the record of 32.89 miles set just last month by fellow Englishman Alex Dowsett. Wiggins took some time to recover from his exertions – then hoisted his bike above his head in celebration in front of a raucous sell-out crowd. Wiggins became the sixth cyclist to win the Tour de France – cycling’s greatest race – and break the hour record, after Lucien Petit-Breton, Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain. – AP