There Are Few Things That

I'm Lucky That Mountian Biking Wasn't Around When I Was 20, Because I Wouldn't Have Won The Tour De France. It's My Kind Of Sport - Hard, Individualistic, And Not A Lot Of Tactics.

When You Get Second Place, You Say 'i Could Have Won It Here, I Could Have Won It There.' When You Win, You Never Say Anything; It's Finished.

It Never Gets Easier; You Just Go Faster.

The Key Is Being Able To Endure Psychologically. When You're Not Riding Well, You Think, Why Suffer? Why Push Yourself For Four Or Five Hours? The Mountains Are The Pinnacle Of Suffering

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.