If people really want to clean the sport of cycling up, all you have to do is put your money where your mouth is.

The problem with being a Tour de France winner is you always have that feeling of disappointment if you don't win again. That's the curse of the Tour de France.

More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.

I know it is possible to win the Tour without taking anything.

Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego.

I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been.

If people really want to clean the sport of cycling up, all you have to do is put your money where your mouth is.