Lizzie Armitstead: I went back to my primary school to take on the kids at Scalextric velodrome cycling and I lost every race - I was rubbish
Read full article...Lizzie Armitstead: A few weekends ago, I sort of had my farewell to socialising until next year's Olympics with a weekend in London
Lizzie Armitstead: Sir Jimmy Savile was buried in Scarborough today and it's almost a year ago since he asked me to marry him
Lizzie Armitstead: The travel brochures are out and I'm planning a girls' holiday in the next week or so. It's safe to say I don't care where we go so long as the weather is hot and there's a beach
Lizzie Armitstead: I'm in the shape to win the rainbow jersey (the prize for the champion) and that's what I'm aiming for
Lizzie Armitstead: Returning to the track after a long stint of road racing used to seem alien but not any more
Lizzie Armitstead: I was hoping to be at home celebrating a few wins at the Giro Donne, but I only lasted two days after crashing in frustrating circumstances
Lizzie Armitstead: Every one of them applied for tickets to watch me on the track in the velodrome but not one of them was successful
Lizzie Armitstead: I didn't know Wouter Weylandt, the rider who lost his life after crashing at the Giro d'Italia on Monday, but my boyfriend Adam Blythe did
Lizzie Armitstead: Being out injured is never nice but there were positives as I got to look at the omnium in a different light
I hate it when I watch sport on TV and see Olympic athletes saying it doesn't matter when they've done badly as "it's all about London"
The London Olympics cycling hopeful continues our diary in the countdown to the Games
Recently I bumped into Jimmy Savile at a charity event - and he asked me to marry him
I'm on a holiday from hell! It has been a long season for my boyfriend — who's also a professional cyclist — and I, and all we wanted was a beach and a bit of sunshine. Well, we got the beach bit but it has been pouring down almost every minute of our holiday in Turkey.
The London Olympics cycling hopeful continues our weekly diary in the countdown to the Games
The Olympics cycling hopeful continues our weekly diary in the countdown to the Games
Finishing second was certainly no comedown after my tricky climb
I was delighted to claim the biggest win of my career but it's not all been plain sailing
The London Olympics cycling hopeful continues our weekly diary in the countdown to the Games
I’m in pursuit of glory and you should watch my granny go too
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