People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.

There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

My epiphany came in that police cell: I realized I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest. I'd come to hate cycling because I blamed it for the lie I was living.

Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're on a mountain and it's really hurting. We go through a lot physically.

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.

I like my hands. Which is lucky as I have to spend all day looking at them on the handlebars.

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.