1. Are you healthy?
I have to look after my body, eat well and rest well, and when I'm training hard my immune system is quite suppressed, so I have to be careful.
2. Do you worry about your weight?
I'm not climbing mountains like the road guys, where every extra bit of weight you carry counts against you. For me it's all about power, strength and explosion, so if you lose too much weight you become weaker.
3. What exercise do you take?
I normally have two training sessions a day. A two-hour gym session in the morning and then a three-hour track session in the afternoon. I do road training as well, so I normally train for between 30 and 35 hours a week.
4. How much do you drink?
Before the Olympics, in the space of about eight months, I went out three times, but that's unusual. I thought: I have to do everything I possibly can to be in the best shape of my life. If I got beat having done that I could accept it, but if I could've done something differently to win and hadn't, I would kick myself.
5. What's your attitude to drugs?
I certainly wouldn't ever use anything; I never have done. It's a big problem for sport, although I don't think it's as widespread in cycling as the media makes out. I've been riding internationally for about 13 years and I've never once had anybody offer me anything. It's quite scary what some athletes are willing to do to themselves for the short-term gain.
6. How do you feel about cosmetic surgery?
It would be nice to live in a world where people didn't feel that pressure. It's not just that they've got ears that stick out or they want bigger boobs, it's something else that means they're not happy. I wouldn't consider it for myself, my boobs are fine.
7. Have you ever had therapy?
We see a team psychologist regularly. I thought it would be me lying on a leather sofa talking about my childhood, but it's just common sense really. He'll chat to you about whatever's worrying you and look to a practical solution. It's made a big difference to my mental approach to racing.
8. How much sleep do you need?
At least eight hours to be fully fresh in the morning. For major events like the Olympics you have to almost train yourself to switch off. As a younger guy I'd struggle with the expectation and the pressure at major championships, but once you've done it a few times you learn to cope with it.
9. Are you happy?
Very! There's not many folk who can get up in the morning and say they really enjoy what they do. When I won at the Olympics it was disbelief because there are so many things that could go wrong - you could have an accident, you could get ill, you could have a loss of form. You work so hard and there's so many people supporting you on your way, so when it does work out it's an incredible feeling.
Chris is the new face of Kellogg's Bran Flakes (kelloggs.co.uk)
