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.

You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit.

The last thing I'll say for the people that don't believe in cycling, the cynics and the sceptics, I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry you can't dream big and I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles.

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.

A bicycle is the long-sought means of transportation for all of us who have runaway hearts.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.'