Sir Bradley Wiggins calls for action on child abuse in sport, supports new NSPCC campaign — earlier this year Wiggins revealed he was groomed by a coach as a teenager, something he says he 'buried' during his cycling career cycling
safety initiative to better protect children from abuse in sport, saying it must be made easier for"all people in sport" to recognise issues.
"We must make sport safe for children and make it easier for parents — and all people in sport — to recognise and understand how they themselves can support a safer sports environment," Wiggins said.after he went public with allegations of grooming in a Men's Health UK magazine interview in the spring.
"It takes a lot of courage to speak out about sexual abuse and Sir Bradley Wiggins has shown real bravery in revealing how he was groomed as a young cyclist by his coach who should have been protecting him," Michelle North from the NSPCC said.