Athlete

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I take my kids to school. It's what keeps you normal.

I don't make predictions. I know what I can do, and I try not to think too far ahead.

I've become more of a climber now - who still keeps that time trial as strong as ever. It gives me such self-belief. I feel a different athlete.

It's an Olympic Games, at the end of the day, and to represent your country at the Olympics is about as good as it gets. Put a gold medal on top of that, and it doesn't ever get any better.

I just felt that if the team is doing seven hours, I'd want to do eight. I'd always need to do more. I knew that would make me better than everybody else.

In sport, you just have to take what you can get.

I may never get back to the track. The problem was that I was dominating my event, and the winning became slightly boring. I wanted new challenges, and I've got that on the road.

I can get obsessive with my training, but it makes you who you are.

I think my wife has struggled a bit because of how obsessive I get with what I eat and stuff.

The changing of the goals helps keep the motivation fresh.

I still look back and think, 'How did I win the Tour, going day to day under that pressure?'