He’s not very bright is he!

“Cycling is very intense and so some time away gives you perspective and lets you reflect about how you do your job, how you handle the physical and the mental approach, all the factors that go into your performance. The new energy helps you go back and make thinks better. Guys like Lance Armstrong and Laurent Jalabert came back as better riders after they took a break. I hope the same happens to me.“

Spectacularly daft statement. I like the fact he even contradicts himself…

“Transitioning from white jersey to Tour winner in a year, that’s never happened in history, has it? Ullrich aside and perhaps Merckx,”

Transitioning from white jersey to Tour winner in a year, that’s never happened in history, has it? Ullrich aside and perhaps Merckx,”

And Schleck and Contador