I Didn't Feel I Had To Prove

Sooner Or Later A Rider Will Emerge Who Will Win More Tours. In Every Sport We Have Seen How The Records Eventually Get Broken And Cycling Is No Exception.

Everybody Tells Me That I Never Look As If I'm Suffering. But, When I Watch Videotapes Of A Race, I Always Remember The Pain I Had To Endure.

I Did Try To Win A Sixth, But It Was Not To Be.

If I Had Been Born With An Aggressive Character, Then Maybe My Palmares Would Have Been Longer.

To Be Free And To Live A Free Life - That Is The Most Beautiful Thing There Is.