Quotes from Lizzie Armitstead

When I have a family, I will be retired.

The Rio experience for me is going to be completely different to London.

It's something that can get overwhelming and frustrating, the sexism I experience in my career. It's just obviously a big issue in women's sport, like salaries, media coverage, just general things that you have to cope with in your career.

I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better.

I am proud, but I'm annoyed with myself for not believing in myself enough.

I'm 100 per cent motivated. I haven't done enough yet in cycling to be satisfied.

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.

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.

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

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

There is no pathway for female GB road cyclists, but at the same time, if you are wanting to be the best in the world, you have to forge your own pathway. It's not that things should be there on a plate for you. You have to work really hard, and that's what I've done, and I didn't let it stop me.

There's been a lot of champions before me, and I'm sure there will be ahead of me.

I will never cheat in any walk of life.

I have to make sure I get the right amount of protein and iron, and I take supplements for that. I think people would be surprised if they saw my diet, though; it's very normal.

A family is something that I definitely want, but I'm 26, so I have plenty of time, and I try not to kind of confuse the two because, if I'm lucky enough, I want to make having a baby a personal decision rather than a career-defined one.

When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt.

I won't try and combine training and a family.

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

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

It's difficult to change things in a positive way.

It's really important for cycling and for women to be on a sporting stage which is in the mainstream and across the board, not just my own sport.

Cycling is a business.

I trust myself, the way I prepare. I feel like I know what I'm doing.

I can't pick up the phone to everybody that doubts me and explain myself.