There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably going to be a turning point in the sport.

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.

I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.

I've been proud to be national champion. I've really enjoyed it. I have very little opportunity to remind people that I'm British and it's a nice way of staying in touch. I'm going to defend it fiercely. I want to keep it.

I've been proud to be national champion.

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