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FEATURE<br />
and where I am on the bike.<br />
For me the satisfaction just<br />
comes from how much I enjoy<br />
it every day. It is not about the<br />
photos or what other people<br />
think. It’s doing things like<br />
this talk in this hotel and just<br />
being generally happy with<br />
what I do.<br />
JR: I always get a lot of satisfaction<br />
from the Parc Ferme<br />
photos because when you<br />
look back you can really connect<br />
with the emotions you<br />
had then. You’ll be able to<br />
remember conversations you<br />
had with one person there<br />
after an amazing race. The<br />
actual riding part? I love it but<br />
it’s a job and the big benefit is<br />
winning and achieving goals.<br />
There is so much else that<br />
comes along with it that is<br />
super-cool; things like seeing<br />
my country, <strong>No</strong>rthern Ireland,<br />
really step-up and embrace<br />
me as a sporting hero and it<br />
brings communities together<br />
and gives them something to<br />
be proud of. It is always really<br />
special when young kids ask<br />
you for autographs.<br />
BW: You are someone they<br />
look up to.<br />
JR: Yeah and I know I used to<br />
be the same ten year old that<br />
was riding around and putting<br />
Carl Fogarty up there as<br />
some sort of god. You have<br />
these ten years olds now that<br />
are shaving a #65 in their<br />
head! There was a little kid<br />
in Thailand actually that had<br />
my number done like that in<br />
his hair! I always have a lot of
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