Q. So there are people who say they could potentially attack you?
A. Yeah [little laugh]. Yeah. There are directors of French teams who have encouraged people to take to the streets [long, meaningful pause] … elbow to elbow. It’s very emotional out there, you know, very tense. I get emotional about certain things but you know not this one. If I could sit across this table where we’re sitting and talk to this French director, or your cycling friends, you know what I would say? Just fucking relax. Just relax. We’re talking about bike racing here. We’re not talking about your mother. We’re not talking about God. We’re not talking about war. We’re not talking about you losing every dime that you ever had in your life. We’re talking about bike-racing. So get some perspective. I understand you’ve got your feelings but we’ve got to move forward here. And we will. But I have to face that reality. And it’s a shame because I have such fond memories of the Tour. You know you look around this room and you see all these cups. There’s only space for six of them up here – but the seventh one is over there. I have a lot of fond memories and I just don’t want to deal with drama.
(via The Guardian)
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