Wiggins to skip Vuelta to defend Tour of Britain title

ByReuters

Updated 10/08/2014 at 22:01 GMT

Bradley Wiggins will defend his Tour of Britain title in September instead of riding in the Vuelta a Espana, Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford said on Sunday.

Bradley Wiggins

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Briton Wiggins, who won the 2012 Tour de France, said in February he would "love to ride the Vuelta and use it as preparation for the World Championships (in Spain)".

However, Brailsford told the BBC on Sunday: "He'll ride the Tour of Britain." The race is scheduled for Sept. 7-14.

The Vuelta a Espana begins on Aug. 23, ahead of the road World Championships scheduled for Sept. 20-28 in Ponferrada.

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