25 July 2012 Last updated at 06:28 ET
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is being feted, but when the last London Olympics took place Reg Harris was a very different British cycling hero, writes Robert Dineen, author of a new biography.
Earlier this week, Bradley Wiggins wheeled a bike down his driveway, smiled for a small press corp, and pedalled out towards the Lancashire countryside.
British cycling's new superstar then embarked on a training run remarkably similar to the one often followed by the first man to earn that status.
As a keen student of his sport's history, the new Tour de France
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
A tale of two cycling heroes
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