The Marketplace Europe debate, hosted by Richard Quest and featuring Lufthansa boss Christoph Franz, chief executive of Deutsche Post DHL Frank Appel and Financial Times International Affairs Editor Quentin Peel this weekend thrashed out the topic: Can a European single market be globally competitive?

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But Wiggins said the inspiration for his gold medal quest had been British cycling team boss Chris Boardman's gold-winning performance in Barcelona in 1992.

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