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" 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. "

Lizzie Armitstead

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

" I can't feel sorry for myself. "

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

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

Lizzie Armitstead

Victim

Need

" 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. "

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

" I'm old-fashioned. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Old-Fashioned

" I'm excited to see the growth in women's cycling, and I think the Women's Tour has had a really positive impact on that change. "

" 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. "

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

Lizzie Armitstead

I Am Sorry

Sorry

" Cycling is a business. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Business

Cycling

" It's something that can get overwhelming and frustrating, the sexism I experience in my career. It's just obviously a big issue in women's sport, like salaries, media coverage, just general things that you have to cope with in your career. "

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

" The Rio experience for me is going to be completely different to London. "

Lizzie Armitstead

London

Different

" I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that. "

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

" 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. "

" The harder the race, the better. "

" 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

" You can't expect a woman who's holding down a part-time job to train for the biggest race in the world. She has to have a minimum wage, and I think it's something that is pretty crazy that we don't have that. "

" Most of my friends are non-cyclists. They are interested and proud of my achievements, but, equally, if I stopped tomorrow, they wouldn't say much about it! "

" As far as I'm concerned, as soon as you reach your goal, then that's the box ticked for me. I don't feel the need to repeat titles or repeat victories; as soon as I get the one, then I'm happy. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Feel

Happy

" It's fantastic news that the Aviva Women's Tour will continue in 2016. "

" I'm quite un-traditional. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Quite

" I am one of the best in the world, and it's a position I should get used to being in. "

" I have got lots of silver medals, from Delhi in 2010 and London in 2012, so it would be nice to pick up some golds, and the Commonwealth Games is a great place to start. "

" My focus has to be on my career. "

" I need to be fit and strong, and I don't want to carry any excess fat. "

" Any woman in any career has to think about when they have children, if they want to have children, and how it's going to affect their career. "