Bradley Wiggins says he's in the "best place" in his life, but he's also considering accepting an offer of payment for a 1・week special treatment in the US from Lance Armstrong. 

Wiggins has spoken openly about mental problems in recent years, but explains on a high-performance podcast that he has discovered new balance and happiness. He also revealed that he is writing a new book about his life and difficulties. 

Wiggins traveled to the United States in the summer and appeared on Armstrong's podcast during the Tour de France. Armstrong was stripped of his 7 Tour de France victories after a doping investigation by USADA. He fought the case all the way before finally confessing to his doping. 

Wiggins criticized Armstrong for his doping at the time, but now he sees him in a different light.

"Lance has helped me a lot in recent years. "Talking about treatment, he wants you to pay for me to go to this big place in Atlanta for a week stay, they were going to fund it for me your mobile Lance. He's a good person

"It's not about condoning what he did, we all know it, but it's a bit disproportionate to what some people get away with in this world. He has a heart somewhere.

Wiggins preferred to take his own route to understand and confront his mental problems, but still accept Armstrong's offer

"It was 5 months ago, but I am considering talking to him," he said. "I wanted to go back like an order, without talking to anyone...Now I know what I want to talk about with the therapist.

"I have far more ideas about the behavioral partners I've been left with, what drives me and where I come from. I just didn't want to go there and say, "Sort me out."

Wiggins' personal journey began in a difficult area of central London. He wanted to emulate his father, Garry, who raced professionally on the track but was abused by a local coach. 

He directed his anger to promote his cycling career, which peaked with his 2012 Tour de France victory and gold medal in the London Olympic Time Trial.

"The biggest thing that affected me and the biggest thing I agreed with, the biggest thing that caused me the most pain, was my first coach between the ages of 13 and 16

"When I started accepting it, after ignoring it for 30 years, I realized that was partly why I was successful. It was the biggest distraction I could have in those years. 

"When I retired, I really resented cycling. I've said many times that I hate cycling because I've accused myself of going into cycling for the reason I met this guy. It was a real process for me. Five years of going through it.

The alleged abuser was named Stan Knight of the Archer Road Club in West London, by the Times. Wiggins revealed that the other 4 people who were at the club at the same time have since come forward and helped lift the weight off his shoulders.

Wiggins' personal journey means that he is finally finding happiness in his struggle. A year ago, he was isolated in a hotel, and his teenage son intervened to help him recognize the self-destructive mode he was in. 

Despite bankruptcy and debt problems, he has come back on a bike and has taken control of his life. 

"It always seemed like there was something that was causing me problems. I realized now that there is never a clear path. There's always something going on," Wiggins said.  

"I was one of those people who drowned in self-pity, asking why it always happened to me, especially after my career. I've noticed that these things are only interrelated if you let them affect your behavior. I was one of those people who would drink and I would not be late for something or raised for something and it would affect my behavior.

"Now I'm in the best place I've been for 44 years of my life. It largely depends on the fact that I went to the end of the world butt. I was in a dark place sometimes, for various reasons. I have experienced extreme highs in my success and other aspects of my life, but I have also experienced the other end of the spectrum, like most of us.

"I have spent five years sorting it out in my mind. I have finally taken responsibility for my life. I'm not in a position to be playing the blame game. I think my best year has not come yet."