On Tour Bradley Wiggins

In march 2010 whilst photographing the Vuelta a' Murcia I met Bradley Wiggins. We seem to hit it off pretty much straight away, we share a passion for Mod culture, scooters, northern soul and the haircuts of course.

6 weeks before the Tour de France I got a tweet from Brad asking for my mobile number, as it turned out he wanted me to go along to the the Tour and photograph what he goes through at the biggest cycling race in the world. He asked me because I'm not a sports photographer and wanted a new fresh approach.

I headed out to Rotterdam with my assistant not really sure what I was getting into, prob just as well. The next 3 weeks where the hardest photo assignment I have ever been on, but the best as well.

From struggling to get a hotel, some nights we would drive over 100km to find one, dealing with not having a press pass and the logistics of just getting around. Oh and that bloody sat nav!

The result of our endeavours are to be found in On Tour Bradley Wiggins. The book is brilliantly written and Bradley is so candid throughout, my pictures are reproduced pretty poorly to be honest but I am still proud of it.

I am now selling prints, a very limited number of first edition prints will be signed, then a short numbered edition thereafter.

All images copyright of Scott Mitchell

Bradley Wiggins

"I asked my friend Scott Mitchell,a professional photographer and fellow Mod whose take on life I enjoy, to simply tag along with us at Team Sky and just snap what he saw on the Tour de France in black and white"

Sir Paul Smith

"Great new book by Bradley Wiggins with photography by Scott Mitchell-easy to read format book based on Bradleys experiences during the 2010 Tour de France with fantastic photographs. A great gift for anyone intrested in cycling like me!!"

Richard Moore The Guardian/Sky News

"the book is illustrated by Mitchell's stunningly atmospheric black and white photographs, many of which benefit from prolonged study"

Road Cycling UK

"Mitchell's photographs accompany Wiggins text and, all in black and white, provide a stunning, atmospheric backdrop"

"The images, while superb on first sight, grow with each look, as you go back to take them in fully"

Andrew Shaw Eddleston via Shiplaw

"the photographs are stunning, just how Scott managed to capture what he has without a press pass is beyond belief"

"He has managed to be in the right place at the right time to document many of the iconic moments of this years tour"