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" A family is something that I definitely want, but I'm 26, so I have plenty of time, and I try not to kind of confuse the two because, if I'm lucky enough, I want to make having a baby a personal decision rather than a career-defined one. "

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" At the end of the day, cycling is a business, so we have to be able to offer something to a sponsor, and without exposure, that's going to be difficult, but that's where the UCI perhaps has to be a little bit stronger. "

Lizzie Armitstead

" It has been difficult to get back on the saddle, particularly after getting whiplash and concussion, but it's just about understanding that sometimes it's OK to say, 'I don't want to get back on my bike for week.' "

" When I have a family, I will be retired. "

" I am sorry for causing anyone to lose faith in sport. "

Lizzie Armitstead

I Am Sorry

Sorry

" I love being world champion. "

" I'm not at the point of accepting it yet - but I will have to come to the point of accepting that people will doubt me forever. "

" It's really important for cycling and for women to be on a sporting stage which is in the mainstream and across the board, not just my own sport. "

" I remember taking my stabilisers off my bike with my dad in the back garden. It was a small little bike, and it was called Poppy, had balloons on it, and was purple. "

" The UCI have to make the decision to put in rules into women's cycling that they have in men's cycling: you know, like a minimum budget to run a women's team and that sort of thing so that it becomes more professional. "

" The problem, as a female athlete, is that you don't want to come across as negative and moaning. "

" As long as my weight is healthy, then I eat what I want. "

" I never expected to compete at home in a UCI women's race - let alone as world champion. "

" I can't pick up the phone to everybody that doubts me and explain myself. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Phone

Myself

" 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. "

" I'm not a victim, and I don't need to behave like one. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Victim

Need

" Crossing the line and being world champion, I've always dreamt about it, and now I've done it. It's quite a surreal feeling, but obviously very special. "

" I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger. "

" I'm quite un-traditional. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Quite

" The harder the race, the better. "

" I've been successful because I've never been someone to shy away from taking responsibility. "

" I have never cheated anybody out of a victory, I have worked hard for every single race that I have won. "

" It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible. "

" There are lots of things that could be done. We could get more help from the UCI, like forcing Pro-Tour teams to have a women's equivalent. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Women

Things

" I think about Rio every day. Every day in training, it's something that drives me forward. I want to be Olympic champion. "

" I'm suited to harsh conditions, I don't like racing in the heat. "

" You've got all that 130 km. of being totally focused, and as soon as you cross the line, it takes a few seconds to realise what's happened. "

" There is no pathway for female GB road cyclists, but at the same time, if you are wanting to be the best in the world, you have to forge your own pathway. It's not that things should be there on a plate for you. You have to work really hard, and that's what I've done, and I didn't let it stop me. "

" I will never cheat in any walk of life. "

" In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me. "