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

Sincere apologies are for those that make them, not for those to whom they are made.

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

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

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.

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.