Bradley Wiggins has hinted to Sky Sports that he may follow in the footsteps of Sir Dave Braisford, a man who has not only helped Wiggins achieve success, but Britain as a cycling nation has achieved under the regiment of Brailsford as head of British Cycling and Sky.

Wiggins has created his own team, Team WIGGINS, which helps riders gain race days with track backgrounds and helps him make the transition from the road to the Velodrome for the Rio Olympics.

Asked if he would like to follow in Brailsford’s footsteps, Wiggins told skysports.com: “Potentially. Dave has set a precedent for how things are done and how teams are managed. When my riding days are over, I want to remain hands on with the team. Hopefully the team will continue long after I have retired.”

“I really want to keep working on the goals around the team – really trying to find the next Bradley Wiggins or the next Sir Chris Hoy. I want to be there to do that.”

“I have chatted at length with Dave and he has passed a lot of his knowledge and wisdom on to me about what a team stands for and the core fundamentals.”

Wiggins’ new team can feature at high profile events like Britain’s National Calendar and even the Tour of Britain. The man himself says he thinks its more beneficial for him to have ridden with the team rather than signing for another bugger team.

“Rather than disappearing into another team, I think riding for WIGGINS is going to have much more impact, and also bring some limelight to the UK scene, because we have got an incredible domestic scene with the Tour Series week in week out during the summer in towns and cities throughout the country.”

“We have the Tour of Britain, the RideLondon-Surrey Classic and the London Nocturne and the Revolution Series, and our team is going to be competing in a lot of those, so hopefully it will bring a lot of kudos to them.”