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

It never gets easier; you just go faster.

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.

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.

Even good people are obliged to deceive.

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

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