I Rode, And I Rode, And I

I'm Cycling To Take Cancer Message Worldwide.

It's Tough To Be A 15- Or 16-year-old Athlete Competing Around The Country. There's Tension, There's Media. I Had No Idea What I Was Getting Into.

My Career Is Going To Be Played Out Year By Year. Will I Be Here In 2004? I Don't Know. The Record Won't Keep Me Here. Happiness Will.

But The Fact Is That I Wouldn't Have Won Even A Single Tour De France Without The Lesson Of Illness. What It Teaches Is This: Pain Is Temporary. Quitting Lasts Forever.

In My Most Painful Moments On The Bike, I Am At My Most Curious And I Wonder Each And Every Time How I Will Respond.