Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

Yellow wakes me up in the morning. Yellow gets me on the bike every day. Yellow has taught me the true meaning of sacrifice. Yellow makes me suffer. Yellow is the reason I'm here.

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

Truth is, a triathlete won the Tour de France seven times.

I have never had a single positive doping test, and I do not take performance-enhancing drugs.

Giving up was never an option

It gave me a chance to re-evaluate my life and my career. Cancer certainly gives things a new perspective. I would not have won the Tour de France if I had not had cancer. It gave me new strength and focus.