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As a kid growing up - I can see now - it didn't matter what I did, as long as it was something I could be really good at. Cycling just happened to be the opportunity that came along.

I've been cycling ever since I was a kid. I remember taking my cycling proficiency test aged seven - I got to school at 7:30 A.M. to practise, I was so nervous. After that, I always cycled to school.

I spent a couple of months just riding a bike doing my own training in the streets.

Cycling into work every day is a brilliant way to add in extra training hours without feeling like you are taking up much time.

You train all year for the physical aspect of cycling, but you can't plan for what comes next. You're still the same person. External perceptions might change, but inside, you're the same.

I'm happy that the sacrificing, the hard training, the travel, the time being away from the family, is going to stop. So I'm happy; I'm glad about that. But I'm also terrified. Frightened. Because, I mean, in my whole adult life, cycling was the most consistent thing I ever did.

Cycling was the sport of our family - we did it all the time, five days a week.

My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it.

I've just been reading about cycling. Yeah, I'm not that great at it but I like the challenge of it.

I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been.