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The heptathlon world record is nice, but the decathlon is the event. I think the heptathlon is more like a practice. There is something completely different about the decathlon.

It's impossible in heptathlon to have a proper rivalry - you're spending two days together and seven events and dedicate your life to it. It's like a marathon: two days of mental and physical exhaustion.

In the heptathlon, you can be any shape. Some of the girls are more built than others, and their strong events are the shot put and javelin.

I have always been small and one of the smallest heptathletes out there. And earlier in my career, I was faced with coaches and athletes who felt I was too small to be a multi-eventer. It gives you a push to show you can do it.

The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.

This is a business, and no one enters a race not to finish first. I wouldn't say I'm in it for the competition, but I'm certainly not just in it to coast along. I want to be the best I possibly can be.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

Today, the competition is considerably more intense.

I'd love to be able to dominate cycling in general, not just one event.

It could potentially be a very competitive race.