Even good people are obliged to deceive.
More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.
The key is being able to endure psychologically. When you're not riding well, you think, why suffer? Why push yourself for four or five hours? The mountains are the pinnacle of suffering
It doesn't get any easier; you just get faster.
It never gets easier; you just go faster.
I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been.