There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.

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

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

There is no pill, no drug, that can do for you what one hour of exercise can.

The most important decision I ever made in my career was to live my life in sports as honestly and ethically as possible. Never having compromised my values allows me to look back on my life with no regrets and feel satisfaction in what I was able to accomplish.

I rode in a nine-day charity ride recently, averaged 43km a day and still finished in the lead group. I'm 38, not quite finished yet.