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Usually, the great thing about cycling is that anybody can watch it; it's very accessible.

Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.

Cycling is open to the whole world.

As a British rider, it's a privilege to be able to compete on home roads. The British public have really taken to cycling, and you can see that when the race goes through different towns: the community really gets behind it.

Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing.

Cyclists need to obey the Highway Code, not run red lights, and not ride with iPods on, and motorists need to be more respectful and look out for cyclists.

Everyone in the world of cycling knows how much it is a team sport as well as individual. It's just amazing to be a part of.

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.

To be brutally honest, it's simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great.

I'm an outdoorsman kind of person, so I don't like the buzz of the crowd, crowd, crowd and all that so much. I mean I don't mind it, but I don't seek it out.