A Boo Is A Lot Louder Than

My Actions And Reactions, And The Way I Treated Certain Scenarios, Were Way Out Of Line, So I Deserved Some Punishment.

Twenty-plus-year Career, 500 Drug Controls Worldwide, In And Out Of Competition. Never A Failed Test. I Rest My Case.

The Tour (de France) Is Essentially A Math Problem, A 2,000-mile Race Over Three Weeks That's Sometimes Won By A Margin Of A Minute Or Less. How Do You Propel Yourself Through Space On A Bicycle, Sometimes Steeply Uphill, At A Speed Sustainable For Three Weeks? Every Second Counts.

I Realize That There Are Many Variables Outside My Control In My Quest, But Focusing On The Big Goal Down The Road Really Motivates Me. To Help Me Stay Focused, I Set Micro-goals Such As Races Or Training Achievements That Bring Me One Step Closer To Being At My Best For Major Goals

I Have Never Had A Single Positive Doping Test, And I Do Not Take Performance-enhancing Drugs.