A Quote by Lizzie Armitstead
As a British rider, it's a privilege to be able to compete on home roads. The British public have really taken to cycling, and you can see that when the race goes through different towns: the community really gets behind it.
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I'm the British home secretary. My job is to protect the British public.
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