We're very proud of the amount of bikes we make just in Waterloo and with the built-in trail system across from the factory where we test the bikes. I mean the actual bicycles that Lance rides are made right here in Waterloo.

Plant managers for second shift workers said the workers were floating on cloud nine after seeing Lance. It just really brought everything full circle for them, especially when he said such great things about the quality of the bikes.

Lance kind of laughed and jokingly told John that maybe he'd do another race after all.

He (Armstrong) was like a little kid in a candy store while he toured the factory looking at the molds and watching the engineers work on computers. Lance is really a sophisticated bike guy who is thoroughly moved with the science behind the bikes.

What's new is that someone built a whole operating system, not tools or subsystems.

The way this team is built ? and, you know, we're not built on offence ? our system is always going to be the same, so it really doesn't matter who's coaching.