I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.

I'm an accumulation of every single thing I've done, good and bad.

I've been proud to be national champion.

The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory.

The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.

To be brutally honest, it's simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great.