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.

Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.

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.

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.

It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body that I knew.

Exercise, yoga, and systematic life definitely helps you, but basically, you have to be happy.

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.

At the age of 62, my father died of cancer - it was much too soon. My mother never remarried or got over it, never even thought of another man.