He will try to do the best he can and try to finish as high as possible. The last week of a grand tour is always the hardest and that's the experience that he's really lacking. After two weeks of what we've seen, it's been very positive. |
He's definitely have a great start of the year. |
He's planning on being here. Just sitting with me in the car, he helps. |
He's still up there in the GC. After two weeks, he's done a lot better than we expected. We're very satisfied with how he's ridden so far. |
his two wins in Benelux were nice but this is something else. It's great for his morale and for the team's morale. Before the race began, I stated our goal is to win two stages. It's not easy to win but hopefully we can fulfil the goal. |
I feel like with have a really strong team but without Lance, it's going to take some time and some races to get used to him not being here. It will be big challenge for me. I think in a few years we will have another strong leader at the head of this team and I think we have a few that are here now and are ready to step up into that role. |
I felt targeted during the presentation, |
I haven't spoken with him today, but it's nothing new. He started training three weeks ago and it shows he's getting a little bored with being retired. |
I think he's been very offended, ... If you know him, he doesn't need a lot to find some motivation. I think it woke up the competitive side of him. |
I think he's been very offended. If you know him, he doesn't need a lot to find some motivation. I think it woke up the competitive side of him. |
I think he's been very offended. If you know him, he doesn't need a lot to find some motivation. I think it woke up the competitive side of him. Physically and mentally he can deal with a lot. |
I think if you have to name five names, as of today, he is one of them. |
I walked away a bit angry, but at the same time, and I have to thank the Tour for this; we're more driven than ever before. One of the things Lance passed on to me was to find motivation out of unpleasant things. I walked away thinking about how we are going to try to win the Tour next year. |
I'm a little disappointed. Not in Lance, but in the differences between him and Mayo. It shows [we] are still not ready for the Tour. |
I'm a little surprised that Lance was ignored like this. He won this race seven times in a row, no one has done this before. The Tour helped him become what he is now. |