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Bradley Wiggins Receives Knighthood For Tour De France and Olympic Gold Wins

Description:Bradley Wiggins, the first Briton to win the Tour de France cycling race, has been knighted in a special United Kingdom New Years Honours list which acknowledges the success of the home team at the 2012 London Olympics. Just over a week after winning the Tour, Wiggins won a gold medal in the Olympic time trial, one of 65 medals collected by the British team who finished third in the medals table behind the United States and China. (0:26)

Source: Reuters - Sports

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