In another dramatic moment of a stellar career, the man who helped define a golden era for British cycling secured his eighth medal across five Olympics, pulling clear in numerical terms of a roll call of domestic sporting greats including Hoy, Redgrave and Sir Ben Ainslie.
The new Tour de France champion was up early for media duties and scheduled to ride in a criterium in the Belgian town of Aalst on Monday night, less than 24 hours after securing cycling's greatest prize.
Morrison pulled away from the bunch in the final cycling lap to secure another world cup podium.
The biggest boost for secure cycling, however, could come from the emerging Internet of Things – where everyday objects have embedded sensors, smart components and connectivity.
It will be within "reasonable" walking and cycling distance for residents, with secure, sheltered cycle parking provided at the station, together with taxi facilities and a dedicated bus loop, Stuart Hughes, the Conservative-led council's cabinet member responsible for transportation, said the station would serve Cranbrook, Skypark and Exeter Science Park.
"We should be aiming for a situation where networks of well-lit, secure walking and cycling tracks connect communities to schools, shopping and recreational facilities and, above all, to bus and train stations," he says.
This, as a result, shows the difference in securing of up-cycling materials.
Or was Britain's second straight victory in cycling's most famous race secured the following day, when he defended his lead against the massed ranks of his rivals?
Together with more secure cycle parking, these infrastructure investments would make cycling safer, supporting those who already cycle and encouraging those who do not yet ride.
Wiggins will begin work with his own cycling team in an attempt to secure a fifth Olympic gold on the track at Rio 2016.
