Sir Bradley Wiggins withdraws from The Jump due to leg fracture

ByEurosport

Updated 13/02/2017 at 09:35 GMT

Sir Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from TV winter sports reality show The Jump after suffering a leg fracture.

Sir Bradley Wiggins

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The 36-year-old, winner of the Tour de France and eight Olympic medals, announced on Twitter that he had been advised to rest after suffering the fracture in training.

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Wiggins is the second contestant to leave The Jump after Vogue Williams injured her knee prior to the first show airing.

With additional reporting from Sportsbeat

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