Bradley Wiggins pulls out of The Jump with leg fracture

Former Tour de France winner 'gutted' after being forced to leave reality TV show

Bradley Wiggins The Jump
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Olympic cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has been forced to quit the winter sports reality show The Jump with a broken leg, reinforcing the programme's reputation for injuries and adding to the former Tour de France winner's woes.

Wiggins said he was "gutted" to be forced out of the show after sustaining a "small leg fracture" in snowcross training.

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