It's simple. Success comes from training harder, living better and digging deeper than the others.

That was my decision, so I have to be responsible for that. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life and I don't have a good reason for why I wanted to come back, I don't have a good reason for doing it all.

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

Pain is only temporary. Quitting is forever!

If life gives you lemons, drink the juice in order to mask the presence of performing-enhancing drugs.

There were no shortcuts, I realized. It took years of racing to build up the mind and body and character until a rider had logged hundreds of races and thousands of miles of road. I wouldn't be able to win a Tour de France until I had enough iron in my legs, and lungs, and brain and Heart.

Life to me is a series of false limits and my challenge as an athlete is to explore those limits