I'm More Optimistic About Cycling Right Now

The Problem With Being A Tour De France Winner Is You Always Have That Feeling Of Disappointment If You Don't Win Again. That's The Curse Of The Tour De France.

I Wanted To Be Seen As A Good Person, And Never Wanted To Let People Down, But I Found It Hard To Handle The Fame Or Adulation. I Didn't Feel Worthy Of It. I Was Ashamed By Who I Thought I Was Because I Felt Partly Responsible [for The Abuse] And I Was Never Able To Enjoy The Stuff I Should Have Been Able To Enjoy. My First Thought When I Won The Tour Was: 'my God, I'm Going To Be Famous', And Then I Thought, 'he's Going To Call'. I Was Always Waiting For That Phone Call. I Lived In Fear That Anyone Would Ever Find Out.

I Rode In A Nine-day Charity Ride Recently, Averaged 43km A Day And Still Finished In The Lead Group. I'm 38, Not Quite Finished Yet.

Sincere Apologies Are For Those That Make Them, Not For Those To Whom They Are Made.

More People Should Apologize, And More People Should Accept Apologies When Sincerely Made.