Geraint Thomas

“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.”

“Of course you want a better culture of cycling in the U.K. Better roads. More respect.”

“Brits love an underdog, don't they?”

“I just love riding my bike - no more so than at home in Cardiff and in South Wales on the roads where I started out, riding with my mates who I grew up with.”

“I am not really superstitious - I get ready in the same order pretty much every day. I'm afraid I'm a bit boring like that.”

“Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.”

“The last thing I want to do, even in the off-season, is traipse around shops looking for clothes: it's not my thing.”

“I had a normal, nice upbringing in Cardiff.”

“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.”

“I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.”

“I'm a big fan of Anthony Joshua.”