Bradley Wiggins: How would you describe what love feels like to you?

The question

How would you describe what love feels like to you?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Loss of control.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

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Sally Lindsay

So many different types. When I first met my husband, electric and vital. When I first held my boys in my arms, an overwhelming flood of defiant protection and magic.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗

Jared Harris

It’s like arriving somewhere that you’ve always wanted to be.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2025 source ↗

Erin Doherty

Having music for limbs.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Tim Minchin Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian

Anxiety, mostly, once you have kids.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2020 source ↗

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I’ve never had a job.

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When my second child Bella was born in 2006. I missed my son Ben being born because I was racing, so seeing it for the first time was quite an experience.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗