HOPES are high for a gold today as Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins competes in the men’s Olympic time trial today at Hampton Court Palace.

Also expected to challenge for the men’s podium is Chris Froome, Wiggins’ team-mate in both Team GB and Sky Pro Cycling teams.

Reigning Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara is considered the favourite by many, but he crashed out in Saturday’s road race, leading to question marks over what he can do today.

Wiggins said: “I have 100 per cent faith in the training Tim [Kerrison] has set me and it is more mental than physical. I think that I have done enough now to realise that there is no reason it is suddenly all going to collapse.

“My performances all year have been consistent so I have no reason to think that is going to change, so that comes with age and experience.”

Froome said: “All I can do really is go in there and give it my best shot. I think Brad is in the perfect stead for that and the course suits him really well.”