Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.

I'm not a patient person.

Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything

There were something like 50 good, arduous climbs around Nice, solid inclines of ten miles or more. The trick was not to climb every once in awhile, but to climb repeatedly. I would do three different climbs in one day, over the course of a six- or seven-hour ride. A 12 mile climb took about an hour, so that tells you what my days were like.

There was more happiness in the process, in the build, in the preparation. The winning was almost phoned in.

Athletes don't have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn't get you anywhere in a race.

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint.