Injured Wiggins retires from Tour of Switzerland


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 19 Jun 2014

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins has pulled out of the Tour of Switzerland following a crash on stage four, Team Sky said on Wednesday.

Wiggins, who said earlier this month he expects to miss this year's Tour with 2013 champion Chris Froome fronting the squad, was brought down after 28km on Tuesday, suffering bruising to his right thigh.

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