Lizzie Armitstead

I had to find my own path, and in some ways, it's been a good thing.

It's not always about gold medals, I think. It has to be about development, and we are missing that in U.K. at the moment.

A world championship medal on the road is something that I'm missing from my CV.

I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.

And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.