Wales Quotes

I miss the BBC when I'm away. I'm away so much that it's a pleasure just walking back through the door and sitting on the sofa to watch some rubbish TV.
I never thought I would grow up writing a book.
I regret not paying a bit more attention to Welsh lessons at school. My Welsh is pretty ropey, as back at my school, people didn't take Welsh lessons seriously. My dad can speak it, so I wish he'd taught me some growing up.
I rode for Maindy Flyers, a local kids' club from Cardiff. We started travelling across the country doing races, but Manchester was the first stage race I did.
I used to run home from school to watch Paris-Nice, so to win it is just crazy.
I want to do marathons; I want to do an Ironman.
I was fortunate to be born when I was. There's been a massive rise in British cycling since I joined the junior programme when I was 17. It all started in 2004 when Chris Hoy won gold for the 1 km. time trial in Athens; when one person starts doing well, they take everyone with them.
I'm a big fan of Anthony Joshua.
I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.
I've won the Tour. But no, I don't feel I'm a celebrity.
In a stage race, you can have bad luck or make a mistake, and it's not the end of the race. You have more opportunities.
In Britain, we have this attitude that people are one-hit wonders. If it proves that way, I'd rather have had that one hit than not at all.
It's hard to put into words, really, how proud I am and great it is to represent Wales because, in cycling, it's a little-known country, so it's nice to put it on the map.
Just dream big. Go for it. There's nothing holding you back. You can have ups and downs, but if you believe in something, keep the faith; keep fighting. And don't let people put you down.
Life's not fair, I guess.
My wife, she puts up with a lot: we're training hard, you're tired, you're not eating a lot, so you get a bit grumpy, so she does put up with a lot - fair play.
Of course you want a better culture of cycling in the U.K. Better roads. More respect.
The last thing I want to do, even in the off-season, is traipse around shops looking for clothes: it's not my thing.
When you're eating salad and quinoa while training, all you want is a burger. In the cycling season, when I'm doing 30-odd hours of exercise a week, I'm dreaming of burgers and curries that I'll have at the end of the season.
Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.
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