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" It's not always about gold medals, I think. It has to be about development, and we are missing that in U.K. at the moment. "

Lizzie Armitstead

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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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