Even Good People Are Obliged

I Know It Is Possible To Win The Tour Without Taking Anything.

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.

Perhaps The Single Most Important Element In Mastering The Techniques And Tactics Of Racing Is Experience. But Once You Have The Fundamentals, Acquiring The Experience Is A Matter Of Time.

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.

Racing Is A Very Selfish, Self-centred, Self-glorifying Thing. My Wife's Life For 14 Years Was Centered Around Me. It Was All About Me. It Was All For My Ego.