Bradley Wiggins's wife Catherine defends him over swearing Mrs Wiggins added: "Oh and having a go at his wife over your perceived misdemeanour, #noneedforit." She later re-tweeted an abusive message which had been sent to her from another Twitter user who told her "shut your f****** fat gob," but other users urged an apology. One suggested "go and make that #hero of a hubby of yours a brew" to which Mrs Wiggins replied: "Hearing you loud and clear. He is getting spoilt rotten... at least for a while. Wiggins and his long-serving coach Shane Sutton were injured in two separate road accidents in the space of just 15 hours, leading to fresh calls for better protection for Britain's cyclists. He was discharged yesterday following a night in hospital, after suffering a bruised hand and ribs when he was struck by a van as it was driven from a garage forecourt. The driver, named locally as 38-year-old Porsche repair specialist Cath Burrows, was said to be "mortified" after realising she had hit Wiggins, one of the gold medal-winning heroes of London 2012. She is expected to speak to police later today. A witness, petrol attendant Yasmin Smith, said she heard the screech of tyres and a loud bang. She said Wiggins was "groaning" and "seemed to be in a lot of pain," and climbed into another car for warmth. When his wife Catherine arrived, the couple's children were sitting in the back of her car crying and she was also in tears. She tried to hug him but he said "don't my ribs," the witness said. Mrs Wiggins later went over to the van "shouting" and he went to try and calm her down, according to Miss Smith.