I Didn't Invent The Culture,

When I Made The Decision - When My Team-mates Made That Decision, When The Whole Peloton Made That Decision - It Was A Bad Decision And An Imperfect Time. But It Happened.

Cancer Taught Me A Plan For More Purposeful Living, And That In Turn Taught Me How To Train And To Win More Purposefully. It Taught Me That Pain Has A Reason, And That Sometimes The Experience Of Losing Things-whether Health Or A Car Or An Old Sense Of Self-has Its Own Value In The Scheme Of Life. Pain And Loss Are Great Enhancers.

Regardless Of One Victory, Two Victories, Four Victories, There's Never Been A Victory By A Cancer Survivor. That's A Fact That Hopefully I'll Be Remembered For.

Extraordinary Allegations Require Extraordinary Evidence.

It's A Great Feeling When Someone Like Bernard Hinault Comes Up To You On The Podium To Say 'welcome To The Club