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.

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.

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

If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.