I knew we didn't look bad. I felt like we rode our best ride. I had no idea where we were in comparison to the other teams. The most important thing was we had a good time.

Christ rode on an ass, but now asses ride on Christ.

It's nothing like on TV, ... On the way down there we knew we had no idea what it was going to be like. I've been shot at before in life, and it wasn't as intense as what I saw.

Christ rode on an ass, but now asses ride on Christ

I knew going into this stretch that it was going to be rigorous, and I had no idea how my body would react so quickly after surgery. In conference with my neurosurgeon and physical therapist, they both believe I simply played too much too soon.

On our last New Zealand ride, I had a woman who rode only 80 miles, and a guy who did over 700 miles on the same trip.