Relentless Wiggo has 2020 vision

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“The likelihood is that I will wind down at the end of the year, stop and look to do other things, but nothing is set in stone and I like to give myself the option of carrying on.

“I love being part of the British cycling squad, I’ve been part of it for 20 years and it’s a bit like Ryan Giggs at Manchester United – I’ve almost become part of the fabric of the building.

“Rather than go down the Jobcentre in Liverpool, I would rather come in here and train at the velodrome in January.

“I love riding my bike, I love the routine of riding the track and the last 12 months have been the most enjoyable for me in a long time.

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“It’s still nice to be part of it, and having to prove that I can still do it because nobody’s place was guaranteed.

“You know the kind of stuff: ‘Can he still do it? He’s knocking on a bit, he’s 36 now’, so to go through the process and be selected again feels as good as it did before Sydney in 2000.”

Wiggins, who broke the one-hour world record last year, is still flying round the track and he has set his heart on completing a clean sweep against arch-rivals Australia in the team pursuit in Rio.

England have already beaten the Aussies at rugby, football and cricket over the last 12 months, and if Wiggins is to win a record eighth Olympic medal in Brazil, there is