The News Meeting

Bradley Wiggins admits he was a cocaine addict. What does his struggle with drugs tell us about retired athlete care?

May 16, 2025

29:32

Why did Bradley Wiggins seek advice from disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong to help him recover from cocaine addiction? What does the indictment of a US judge tell us about President Trump’s plans to take on the judiciary? How is a law from the 1800s being used to criminalise women who have abortions in 2025?

Jess Winch is joined by Marie Le Conte, Rowan Moore and Andrew Butler, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.

**Join us at the News Meeting Live:

LIVE from Hay Festival on Thursday 29th May - with Chloe Dalton
LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Mona Chalabi
LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer
LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews

Read The Observer’s exclusive - Bradley Wiggins: ‘I was a functioning cocaine addict’ HERE

Read Marie’s column on cricket: ‘It’s like a summer fling, but I’m not sure cricket is for me’ HERE

Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:

@ObserverUK on X
@theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok
@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky

Host: Jess Winch, managing editor at The Observer

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producers: Jasper Corbett

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