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If biking is your passion, set aside time to enjoy a good ride.

I ride my bike, I work out, I do a bit of, er, dancey things.

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

I mean, for me, the reason I ride my bike and race is because I love doing it, not because I'm seeking recognition for it.

At weekends, I've been going on long but steady-paced four-and-a-half-hour bike rides.

As I get older, it's getting more frustrating because I'm starting to think about what I'm going to do after cycling, and I may be pushed to study alongside riding in order to prepare for retirement - all those things the professional blokes don't really have to think about.

Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on.

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.