Wiggins: Peer pressure a major problem in cycling

Bradley Wiggins believes people should not judge Lance Armstrong too harshly, saying he too might have been tempted to dope had it not been for British Cycling.

Bradley Wiggins believes people should not judge Lance Armstrong too harshly, saying he too might have been tempted to dope had it not been for British Cycling.

The 41-year-old Texan was named by the United States Anti-Doping Agency this week as being a central figure in a major doping scheme by the US Postal team and has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

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