Bradley Wiggins is having an incredible year, following up his Tour de France Victory with his seventh medal in men’s cycling.
He won the men’s individual time trial event, taking gold, and beating out Germany’s Tony Martin by 42 seconds.
This makes Wiggins the most decorated Olympic athlete in the Britain’s history. He won bronze in 2000; gold, silver and bronze in 2004; two golds in 2008; and one more gold this year.
It also makes him the first cycling champion to win the Tour de France and follow it up with a gold medal in the same year.
And what is he doing with this successful year? Celebrating.
Eleven hours ago, he tweeted this to his 400,000 + followers:
“Well what a day, blind drunk at the minute and overwhelmed with all the messages, Thank You everyone it’s been emotional X.”
