It's really a dream come true. I've been training all winter and dreaming about wearing that yellow jersey into my home town.

We don't need the yellow jersey, ... We don't need to keep it in the Alps, we need to have it at the end.

I hope he stops by. It will definitely help and we need his help. He's done a lot for cycling. He's introduced the sport to many people. I think it would be great if he stopped by. Cheer me on.

It's tough for guys like George, Horner and me to do anything because everybody watches us. But I told Fabian for the last three weeks that San Francisco has got your name written all over it!

It's going to be a moving postcard. The Tour de France needs to watch over its shoulder because this will be that big. I believe in it. Right out of the gate, the first year, they're going to have maybe the best field the U.S. has ever seen.

It will be like riding in the Tour de France. We've got hills, time trials, road races and wind. Of course, it's not as severe, but it's a mini-Tour de France, and it's in our back yard.