Britain’s Bradley Wiggins won the first stage race of his professional career at the Herald-Sun Tour in Australia

October 22, 2009 by The Dogg
Filed under News, Road

Britain’s Bradley Wiggins won the first stage race of his professional career at the Herald-Sun Tour in Australia.

Wiggins, 29, who has won six world titles and three Olympic gold medals on the track, took the race lead by winning Friday’s 14km time-trial.

And he defended a five-second lead over Aussie team-mate Chris Sutton in a 15-lap circuit of Carlton, in Melbourne.

“My father was Australian, so I’m half-Australian I guess… to be here now as a winner myself is great,” he said.

Garmin-Slipstream team boss Matt White opted to support Wiggins over Sutton, who won three stages of the race, in the final criterium stage.

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