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" 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. "

Lizzie Armitstead

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" I like being part of the Great Britain setup. I like feeling I'm at a race that is important and the pressure that goes with it. "

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" I remember if the telephone rang after 9 o'clock in the house, my mother would say, 'Who's ringing at this time?' We just wouldn't answer the phone. "

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" I don't look at my emails on the weekend or after 6 o'clock in the day. "

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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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" 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. "

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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. "

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" Outside the Olympics, there are massive discrepancies within all sports. But the positive side for me is that the Olympics are the biggest platform there is, and there's total equality across all sports. "

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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. "

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