That memorable day in a few pictures…
Signing on. Team Austria only had 1 rider.
Attack at KM0
The initial breakaway.
Alone.
Alone.
I was in so much pain but also so happy...
...because I got the chance to convert years of training into a result.
Overwhelmed by the pain...
...and then by the joy.
Dead.
Phew what just happened?
Heaviest medal I've ever had.
Beautiful moment with Team AUT (before all the media nightmare started).
Posing in the Olympic village in Tokyo the day after the race and after a night spent with more hours giving interviews rather than sleeping.
Image credits: SWpix, Tim de Waele / Getty images, Michael Steele / Getty Images, ÖOC