Brit Brad Wiggins gets 'wasted' following cycling gold

by John Bowman Posted: August 2, 2012 10:23 AM Last Updated: August 2, 2012 10:27 AM

View the story "Brit Brad Wiggins gets 'wasted' following cycling gold" on StorifyBrit Brad Wiggins gets 'wasted' following cycling goldStorified by CBC News Community · Thu, Aug 02 2012 07:23:15Briton Bradley Wiggins won the gold medal for Team GB in the time trial cycling road race yesterday. He also won the Tour de France this year, so he's basically a U.K. national hero. And he celebrated by getting "blind drunk" and posting the pics on Twitter.
Cyclist Wiggins wins British record 7th Olympic medal - CBC SportsCyclist Bradley Wiggins won the gold medal in the time trial at the London Games on Wednesday, sealing his place in British Olympic histo...Getting wasted at at StPauls http://instagr.am/p/Nzdm3NTLyH/Bradley WigginsJust posted a photo http://instagr.am/p/NzfpxeTLz9/Bradley WigginsWell what a day, blind drunk at the minute and overwhelmed with all the messages, Thank You everyone it's been emotional XBradley WigginsYou can hardly blame the man for celebrating. Wiggins is now the most decorated British Olympian, having won his seventh medal.
Bradley Wiggins is first man to win Tour de France and Olympic #cycling gold in same year http://bbc.in/OJgRSm #London2012 #BBC2012 #tdfBBC Breaking NewsPic: Bradley Wiggins poses proudly on his throne having won Time Trial #RoadCycling gold at #London2012 earlier today http://pic.twitter.com/Vwt5V3hgLondon 2012Someone in the village of Great Bradley in Suffolk altered its sign to celebrate the win.
English village sign is 'altered' to celebrate Bradley Wiggins...#london2012 #olympics #wiggo http://pic.twitter.com/GSLxLtCUSocialMediaTrainingWiggins telegraphed his boozy night in an interview on the BBC, and Britons seem to be proud of their Olympic champion's celebration.
Bradley Wiggins tells BBC3 that he's going to get really drunk tonightChris SpillaneBradley Wiggins tells the BBC "I'm just gonna get really drunk tonight and have a good think about things." What a hero! #TeamGB #London2012Laura FosterWiggins is such a lad, wins Olympic gold then spends all night tweeting about how wasted he is getting!Blair RankineAlthough it appears that some in the U.K. are concerned about what young people will think of Wiggins' bender, I couldn't find them on Twitter.
I'm all for role models but people moaning about Wiggins getting 'wasted' yesterday is stupid, he has the right to celebrate his success.Kentrepreneur Besides his speed on a bike, Wiggins is known for unashamedly bushy sideburns, and the trend is taking over Britain.
Bradley Wiggins sideburns are growing on me #Olympics2012Ben LawesA London chain of barbershops and grooming stores has a blog entry on how to get the Wiggins look.
How To Have Sideburns Like Bradley Wiggins http://bit.ly/M5Nr1r #wiggo #wiggold #cyclingmodgroomingMurdock LondonBritish newspapers offered clip-and-wear versions of Wiggins' signature muttonchops...
Cut out and wear Bradley sideburns on front page of tomorrow's Sun http://twitpic.com/adz6cv via @TwitPicNick SuttonRT @Bonnie_D_Ford: @Bonnie_D_Ford: Wiggins clip-n'-save sideburns. http://pic.twitter.com/mKv1mK8WBruce Arthur...although many people are fashioning their own.
My parents have picked me up wearing homemade Bradley Wiggins sideburns #olympicfeverAlexandra WilliamsScene at #Olympic time trial cycling: fans of #uk winner Bradley Wiggins & his trademark sideburns http://pic.twitter.com/fhedt1udSean MallenLOVE the footage of everyone with Wiggins sideburns on ;-)))) Kids to grandmas wonderfulWincey WillisLook at our Makeshift Wiggo Sideburns!! Ha! Send us pics of yours!! #TeamGb @JoFreeRadio @wearefreeradio http://pic.twitter.com/ESJN2Pr1SparkyFree@mrjakehumphries My wife, @mrsjollyjacktar, knitted Wiggo sideburns weeks ago, as modelled by our daughter, Felicity. http://pic.twitter.com/lJfbYxHYThe CatWatching the Olympic Road Race with my new Wiggo sideburns (courtesy of @mrsjollyjacktar) #fb http://pic.twitter.com/zacnzINvThe CatI think we should start a campaign to change the name of sideburns to wiggins. Who's with me. I'm growing my wiggins right now.Big Green BookshopNot everyone is a fan of Wiggins' whiskers, though.
Bradley Wiggins needs to shave them awful sideburns likeSamGiven the kind of night Wiggins had last night, though, sideburns critics are surely the last thing on Wiggins' woozy mind.

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