Motivation for Hard Intervals?

[RoadRaven]

I think of stage races where I've lost a place by seconds.

Oh yes... very good motivation
I think of this too - when I start to ease off and start thinking - you can keep this up ... and start "swearing" at my legs I tell them how I just have push a bit harder, dig a bit deeper for a few more seconds... and remind them about a race where I have been dropped, or not quite been placed all because of those precious few seconds of not diggeing as deep as i possibly can...

Oh... btw... I do know my legs don't have ears...

Road - notcompletelymad - Raven