I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.

My epiphany came in that police cell: I realized I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest. I'd come to hate cycling because I blamed it for the lie I was living.

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

Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you have.

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

I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.