Ben Wiggins, son of Bradley Wiggins, secures 2022 European juniors track win in men's points race

Published 18/07/2022 at 19:17 GMT

Ben Wiggins won the European track juniors men's points race on Monday night in Portugal. He followed in his father Bradley's footsteps, with the Grand Tour winner a victory at junior and senior European events. Stream the Tour de France live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk.

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Ben Wiggins, son of British cycling legend Bradley Wiggins, has won the 2022 European track juniors points race.

The European track championships and under-23 event is taking place in Anadia, Portugal, and the 17-year-old Briton took first place with 56 points.

His closest challenger Justus Willemsen from the Netherlands claimed second with 50 points.

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In 2001, his father Bradley won the individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships, suggesting there could be more to come from the teenager.

Wiggins followed that up with a gold in the full European track championships in 2015, as he became one of the most successful cyclists of all time, and a figurehead of the sport in Briton.

Bradley retired with wins in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France Grand Tours, as well as winning five gold medals at the Olympics.

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