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.

Testing, we will never do enough of it.

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.

It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.

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.

Even good people are obliged to deceive.