If Lance is clean, it is the greatest comeback in the history of sports. If he isn't, it would be the greatest fraud.

When you get second place, you say 'I could have won it here, I could have won it there.' When you win, you never say anything; it's finished.

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

It doesn't get any easier; you just get faster.

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.

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.