My cocktail, so to speak, was only EPO, but not a lot, transfusions and testosterone.

We are much better than we know.

Well, you better ride like you stole something 'cause you are about to win a stage in the Tour de Fance.

My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.

Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.

The team wasn't just riders. It was the mechanics, masseurs, chefs, soigneurs, and doctors. But the most important man on the team may have been the chiropractor.

Nobody wants to hear how I think I've been mistreated, or how I think my punishment should be lifted, or tweaked, or reduced. Nobody wants to hear me say that, nobody cares what I think about this. I get it.