Cycling is a part of my life; it always has been, and I will always continue to cycle. I won't be doing it on the world stage, doing it competitively, but I'll still be out on the weekend with the masses riding around Richmond Park in my Team Sky jersey or whatever. I just love it.
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When you're in the heat of the moment, you need guys you can trust and who have been there for you.
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My dad was a professional track racer. It's in my genes, and my first memories as a baby were in a velodrome.
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Working-class people don't tend to be wooed by celebrity.
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I was a bit of a loner at school because I was into what I was into, that sort of scene; that is where the whole mod thing started, when I was 14-15.
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Tom Simpson is like the Bobby Moore of British cycling.
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Wives are around a lot longer than your sporting years.
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I came to the conclusion that I'm not going to give up cycling because some people are cheating.
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I can train harder and put myself through more punishing efforts now than I used to do, having done the Tour de France, and come off the road now.
