Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.

Hard work, sacrifice and focus will never show up in tests.

Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.

I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.

I have never doped … I have competed as an endurance athlete for 25 years with no spike in performance, passed more than 500 drug tests and never failed one.

I look forward to a time when lawyers aren't in the top three calls every day, and all you care about is how your kids are doing in school or what the weather's like and the great day you had with your family.

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