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

I know the freedom that cycling gives you in terms of being able to just jump on and go.

I started to ride when I was very young, and it's a sport I have practised for a very long time.

I used a bike in London and that's it. I learnt a lot about biking, and really got into. Now I cycle regularly.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.

I love doing my own stunts but it's hard.

Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.

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

A lot of the biking sequences in the beginning, like going down the steps and over the ramp, I of course didn't do any of that stuff. I wish I could have but I didn't.

Bike riding requires permanent sacrifice. It means training 11 months out of 12 and 110 days of racing, whatever the weather conditions. Early in life, I realised I did not have intellectual potential, so I dedicated myself to cycling.