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In cycling, you just race. When you get to the finish, you see the result.

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend, so I know at the beginning of the race, from all that I have analysed during the practice, whether I will win the race or not.

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

Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.

I've got to win every race.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

I race to win, not to please people.

I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.