I can train harder and put myself through more punishing efforts now than I used to do, having done the Tour de France, and come off the road now.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The international travelling gets harder as I get older, but when I'm performing on stage, it makes it all worth while.
If I can win the Tour de France, there is hope for everybody.
I always trained hard in my life to win the title, and I will train twice as hard to stay at the top.
No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.
I've been training quite hard.
Everyone can train hard when they are feeling good. But it's the days when you're feeling bad that you have to step up. That's when champions step up. They pull through.
You know what? I've won the Tour de France, and now I feel ready to talk about it.
I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying.
I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.
I think I train too hard.