Craig Wiggins

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Craig Wiggins
Personal information
Born (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 23)
Albany, Western Australia
Team information
Current team ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast [1]
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2017 Mobius Future Racing
Professional teams
2018 Mobius–BridgeLane
2019–2020 St George Continental Cycling Team
2021– ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast

Craig Wiggins (born 28 May 1999) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast. [2] He previously competed for UCI Continental team St George Continental Cycling Team. [3]

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Career

Wiggins is a survivor of a hit-and-run accident that occurred while training. [4]

At the 2022 Tour de Langkawi, he won the 2nd stage; this victory came 5 hours after the initial winner, Juan Sebastián Molano, was disqualified for an irregular sprint due to a hand infraction. [5]

Major results

2017
3rd Road race, Oceania Junior Road Championships
2022
1st Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi

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References

  1. "Craig WIGGINS". UCI. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST". UCI. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. "Kastrantas comes second in Stage 7 of Le Tour de Langkawi » Borneo Bulletin Online". 13 April 2019.
  4. Simone Giuliani (12 October 2022). "Hit and run survivor Craig Wiggins bounces back with Tour de Langkawi stage win". cyclingnews.com.
  5. González, Brandon Martínez (12 October 2022). "Juan Sebastián Molano ganó la segunda etapa del Tour de Langkawi pero fue descalificado". www.elcolombiano.com.