Bradley Wiggins Joins Simon Fuller’s Agency

Sir Bradley Wiggins has signed with XIX Entertainment, “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller’s agency, to capitalise on his worldwide profile.

The Tour de France 2012 and Olympic gold winner said joining the new management company would “create new possibilities” and that there was “much to accomplish, both personally and for cycling as a whole.”

An XIX Entertainment statement said Wiggings has been ”central to the resurgence of cycling in recent years.”