I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day..

There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport..

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people….

Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you have..

Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out - naked. That's what it's like when we crash..

I like my hands. Which is lucky as I have to spend all day looking at them on the handlebars..

I'll go [racing] until my body won't let me any more. Someone said to me: "The day you stop, you won't be able to get back on the same way as when yo….

If you're not at the front, you're not in the race..

The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory..

I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts..

Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're on a mountain and it's really ….

I'm an accumulation of every single thing I've done, good and bad..

I've been proud to be national champion. I've really enjoyed it. I have very little opportunity to remind people that I'm British and it's a nice way….

I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day..

It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and….

I've been proud to be national champion..

In Italy it's full-on stardom when you're a cyclist - eating in restaurants for free, it's great..

The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car..

I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had..

The sky was falling down on me and I spent most of the time drunk. It was the only way I could handle it..

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human ….