He got back on the bike to train three weeks after the end of the Tour de France,
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 began training again three weeks after the Tour de France ended. It is clear he is hungry for cycling. ... He could feel a need to prove to the world he is the strongest and that it isn't due to any banned substance.
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.