Being a mum is the best thing ever.
But, ask me tomorrow and I might give you a different answer.
Can you grab her?
She was always telling me she's stopping, and then having kids.
Never having kids while she's racing.
There were times when it seemed impossible.
Time planning…
You miss sleep.
It's tough to be a parent.
It's a lot harder than I expected.
There you go!
Waking up multiple times during the night.
We would have liked to have had four children.
We would have liked to have had four.
Yeah, kind of.
She's a superhero.
Do I clap it?
'Yeah.'
That was cool!
That's probably the youngest picture we've got of Lizzie in competitive sport.
She was a totally active kid who did every sport that was going.
I was actually not really a cyclist at all.
I know that sounds stupid.
The Olympics had announced that it was coming to London.
British Cycling had a look at their talent coming through the ranks and decided there wasn't enough.
We used to go into schools and basically run a talent test.
She didn't actually stand out in the sense of just winning the race.
Stuff that we looked for was more about character, attitude, application, and things like that.
Lizzie came back from the talent team selection.
She said to me, "Dad, I'm gonna be riding for Great Britain."
My ambition was to be part of the British Cycling track system.
I was very successful on the track, but I loved being outside.
I loved what the road offered.
I chose to try and make it on the road.
Can you see?
Who's that?
Ooh, wow!
Watching the world through a child's eyes is totally different.
It makes you realize that the world's a really interesting place.
Orla really reminds me of Lizzie because she's just completely active all the time, like a little rocket.
I'd always wanted to be a mum, but it felt like this distant idea.
My career was always my main focus.
My husband was a professional cyclist as well.
So, our whole world revolved around being the best athletes we could be.
It can be quite mentally draining if all you think about all the time is cycling.
We'll get the shot, don't worry!
There's no minimum standards way with the way teams operate.
If you want to have a family, do just stop your career and finish?
She wanted to be a young mother.
She couldn't understand why she couldn't continue in the sport.
She saw the whole thing as a challenge to become a mother and then to come back.
She's showing it's possible, that you can do it.
Having such supportive teams that are really encouraging that is, I think, really important for the sport.
While she had a good time with a previous team, I think the approach of... Trek.
Sorry, I don't know what I'm allowed to say!
Am I allowed to advertise here?
Sorry!
Yeah, it's not the BBC.
'Yeah, you can definitely say, "Trek."'
Oh sorry, I messed up there…
But, yeah, you've got the right team.
I didn't know if I was allowed to say that!
'Oh yeah, that's totally fine.'
Ok, I'm sorry about that; shall I carry on?
Having Orla refreshed her appetite for this sport, really.
We definitely have to get one of those.
It's so romantic…
You're not like this!
You want me to make Lizzie laugh?
'Yeah, yeah, sure!'
It's easy.
I'll just laugh at your face.
We'll see.
You know, in Monaco, there's not many single people, at least in our circles.
So it's kind of like, alright, game on!
We were like, how can we connect them?
Because they were both a bit awkward.
Uh, can she kiss me?
'Yeah, kiss her.'
And then we look at each other and kiss?
Shut up, you're so embarrassing!
Meeting my husband was something that came out of the blue.
I really didn't expect to fall in love with him.
A head bob and a kiss?
A head bob and a kiss.
Wow.
So, myself and Lizzie first met as teammates back in 2010.
She always kind of fancied him.
Always talked about how she fancied him, like, you know, "his eyes are crazy blue."
And, it was just a brief encounter in the buffet.
I noticed her looking at all the desserts.
I went went up, stood next to her and said, "hey, that's pretty dangerous."
We had a bit of a laugh about that.
I don't like it.
Why not?
Because, we don't take selfies, do we?
Hey there's a dog.
Here, doggy…
Get away, dog.
She's petrified of animals.
Get away dog!
Hey doggy!
No.
He'd been a friend for a little while.
We both sat down and had an amazing chat and realized just how similar we were.
I remember her telling me,
"I took him on the Vespa; I tried to go as crazy as possible so at least he'd hold onto me, but nothing!"
To see them blossom together has been pretty amazing.
We are cherishing every moment we have.
Soppy.
'I love that; that was very nice.'
That's so soppy, that's so soppy, God.
Yeah, he's just, just a really nice guy.
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I think we should get a dog.
Yorkshire: The World Championships
For every athlete that takes to the start line there, I think it's gonna be a special race.
If Lizzie does not win the race, she says the worst thing we can do is act as though somebody died.
We always say, "just try your best and stay safe."
Whether I win or not, I'm determined to really embrace the experience.
'We are now on the course and racing here in Yorkshire 2019.
The Yorkshire flag is out, and it is flying proudly over the women's course right now.'
At the World Championships in September, Orla will be a year and four days old.
I'm gonna be proud of myself when I cross that finish line.
She says it all the time.
Coming across the finish line in Yorkshire having her daughter there, me there,
all the family at a home World Championships, it would just be a dream come true.
I think even if she doesn't win, she's just happy that this World Championships taking place in her hometown.
The race result and the performance is one thing.
But actually, the experience of doing all this is something to be appreciated in itself.
It's not the result we were hoping for, but she left it all out there.
Super mummy, super bike rider, not World Champion this year, but she'll be back next year.
They've given me so much, you know?
He's given me so much support.
He was still smiling, and Orla had no idea what was going on.
But, I wouldn't have been anywhere near close without them.
I've made it possible, and we did it as a family.
We got back to the top of cycling, the top of my sport.
I've always wanted to be an Olympic champion, and I would love to finish my career with that gold medal.