It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into.

It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.

My actions and reactions, and the way I treated certain scenarios, were way out of line, so I deserved some punishment.

I thought I knew what fear was, until I heard the words 'You have cancer'.

The Europeans look down on raising your hands. They don't like the end-zone dance. I think that's unfortunate. That feeling - the finish line, the last couple of meters - is what motivates me.

In my most painful moments on the bike, I am at my most curious and I wonder each and every time how I will respond.

Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.