RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Preparing for his final race before retirement in the Olympic velodrome, Bradley Wiggins' phone flashed with a message.
"Don't think records. Think medal," the British cyclist recalled reading. "It's about going out and killing off opposition now. Stay relaxed in the line. Deliver. You'll become the greatest by end of play because you are.
"But think about killing them off, the records come naturally if you don't chase them, just chase the opposition."
They were just the reassuring words Wiggins needed before riding to victory on Friday in the team pursuit at the Rio de Janeiro Games.