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" I can only tell you that I am a clean athlete and an honest person. "
Lizzie Armitstead
I Am
Athlete
I Can
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" I never expected to compete at home in a UCI women's race - let alone as world champion. "
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" Eating well is really important to me. That means having balanced meals, never missing a meal, never skipping a meal, having a balanced diet, and never doing anything extreme. "
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" 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.' "
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" I love being world champion. "
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" Cycling is a business. "
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" It's fantastic news that the Aviva Women's Tour will continue in 2016. "
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" As long as my weight is healthy, then I eat what I want. "
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Eat
" A world championship medal on the road is something that I'm missing from my CV. "
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World
" I won't try and combine training and a family. "
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" I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger. "
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" I am not a robot; I am a member of a family - my commitment to them comes over and above my commitment to cycling. "
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" 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. "
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Garden
Bike
Purple
" Most women's races don't pay much at all. "
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Much
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" I will hold my head high in Rio and do my best for Great Britain. "
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Best
Great
" I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that. "
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Look
Training
" When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt. "
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Words
Encouragement
People
" 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. "
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Team
Women
Decision
" 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. "
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Home
Roads
Race
" I've never thought about it in training, 'If I do this, then maybe I can be on the SPOTY shortlist.' "
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I Can
Thought
Never
" I have to be a leader now. I need to shoulder responsibility more than I used to. It's changed me, but I'm OK with that. "
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Leader
Responsibility
Now
" I never quit. The times when I have quit in the past because I couldn't face trying harder have stayed with me, and the guilt is not worth it. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Guilt
Face
Trying
" As a female athlete, I think it's really important to stand up on a podium and represent females and what we're capable of, and I always try to make political statements with what I do rather than with headlines. "
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Try
Political
Stand
" I have a strong, inspiring, and professional group of women around me with Boels-Dolmans. We race and train incredibly hard as a team. "
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Me
Women
Team
" For the rest of my life, I realise people are going to ask questions of me, but at the end of the day, I am a clean athlete, and I have worked hard. "
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People
My Life
Life
" I eat a lot more now than I ever used to. I have taken a real interest in nutrition and believe in the difference that makes when fueling your body correctly. That means never skipping a meal and making sure that my diet supports my training needs. "
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Training
Believe
Body
" I need to be fit and strong, and I don't want to carry any excess fat. "
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Fat
Want
Excess
" I'm not a victim, and I don't need to behave like one. "
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Victim
Need
Like
" I can't feel sorry for myself. "
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Sorry
Myself
Feel
" I am sorry for causing anyone to lose faith in sport. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Am
I Am Sorry
Sorry
" The only thing that I can do - and the only thing that I've always done - is to ride my bike fast and get my head down and control the things I can control. "
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Ride
Bike
Control