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A Bike Ride. Yes, That's It! A Simple Bike Ride. It's What I Love To Do And Most Days I Can't Believe They Pay Me To Do It. A Day Is Not The Same Without It.

We Each Cope Differently With The Specter Of Our Deaths. Some People Deny It. Some Pray. Some Numb Themselves With Tequila. I Was Tempted To Do A Little Of Each Of Those Things. But I Think We Are Supposed To Try To Face It Straightforwardly, Armed With Nothing But Courage.

I Guess If I Looked At It From An Athletic Standpoint, I Don't Really Need To Win Another Tour. Seven Tours For Me Was A Dream, Six Broke The Record, So That Eight Doesn't Really Mean Much.

I Think I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew. I Thought The Marathon Would Be Easier. For The Level Of Condition That I Have Now... That Was Without A Doubt The Hardest Physical Thing I Have Ever Done.

[a 2005 Response To Doping Allegations] Unfortunately, The Witch Hunt Continues And Tomorrow's Article Is Nothing Short Of Tabloid Journalism. The Paper Even Admits In Its Own Article That The Science In Question Here Is Faulty And That I Have No Way To Defend Myself. They State: 'there Will Therefore Be No Counter-exam Nor Regulatory Prosecutions, In A Strict Sense, Since Defendant's Rights Cannot Be Respected.' I Will Simply Restate What I Have Said Many Times: I Have Never Taken Performance Enhancing Drugs.