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….

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….

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

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….

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

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..

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

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

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 ….

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..

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..

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

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport..

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

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

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

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 ….

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

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

I've been proud to be national champion..

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….