Lance Armstrong France Quotations

I look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour de France (victory),

I wanted to win the Tour de France. And when I won it once, I wanted to do it again, and again, and again, it just kept going. So there wasn't another competitive environment.

I've given gifts in the Tour de France and it's come back to bit me. So no gifts.

Truth is, a triathlete won the Tour de France seven times.

While I'm absolutely enjoying my time as a retired athlete with Sheryl and the kids, the recent smear campaign out of France has awoken my competitive side. I'm not willing to put a percentage on the chances, but I will no longer rule it out.

The recent smear campaign out of France has awoken my competitive side.

The Tour de France is not the only bike race in the world, but it is the biggest, so the possibility could still exist to do a Tour of Italy, a Tour of Spain.

Most folks want to believe in Armstrong, in the credibility of his courage, in the veracity of his inspiration, in the purity of his Tour de France titles. Most want to believe, but does everyone dare? We've been suckers for hearts-and-flowers icons before.

There is no way I could go to France and get a fair shake on the roads, in doping control or in the labs, ... There's no way I could go back there. I would be crazy.

If I step off the bike it does not mean I'm not involved in the team. I want to develop another American Tour de France winner.

I opened it back up because in my heart it seemed like the right answer. But now I know I couldn't go to France and get a fair shake on the road, in doping control or the hotels.

The fact is that cycling in France is in the process of going through one of its toughest periods, ... They haven't won for twenty years now so naturally it's harder for them to accept.