Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

It's no big deal if I disappoint strangers.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

The only thing that I can do - and the only thing that I've always done - is to ride my bike fast and get my head down and control the things I can control.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I need to go out on a ride feeling full and feeling ready.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

My family will be disappointed only if I'm disappointed, and hopefully that won't be the case. I'm trying to view the Olympics like any other race and I think the London course will suit my style.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I mean, for me, the reason I ride my bike and race is because I love doing it, not because I'm seeking recognition for it.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

You can't expect a woman who's holding down a part-time job to train for the biggest race in the world. She has to have a minimum wage, and I think it's something that is pretty crazy that we don't have that.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I could have been banned. That's what I was most scared about. All the hard work being for nothing. It was basically my livelihood and my sport being taken away from me. It was everything.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

As far as I'm concerned, as soon as you reach your goal, then that's the box ticked for me. I don't feel the need to repeat titles or repeat victories; as soon as I get the one, then I'm happy.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I'm suited to harsh conditions, I don't like racing in the heat.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

At the end of the day, cycling is a business, so we have to be able to offer something to a sponsor, and without exposure, that's going to be difficult, but that's where the UCI perhaps has to be a little bit stronger.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I find weddings too procedural sometimes. I just want a big, fun party.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I'm quite un-traditional.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I feel really lucky. There wasn't a doubt in my mind when Phil asked me to marry him.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

There are a lot of people I look up to and respect, but there's nobody really specific I would call a hero.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

The UCI have to make the decision to put in rules into women's cycling that they have in men's cycling: you know, like a minimum budget to run a women's team and that sort of thing so that it becomes more professional.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I remember taking my stabilisers off my bike with my dad in the back garden. It was a small little bike, and it was called Poppy, had balloons on it, and was purple.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I don't look at my emails on the weekend or after 6 o'clock in the day.

Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead

I'm old-fashioned.