Cycling Quotes

“The omertà, the code of silence, was the strongest drug of all.”

“I saw two doctors, the team doctor and my secret doctor.”

“I was in the business of crushing dreams. My own included.”

“EPO was the rocket fuel that powered our generation of cyclists.”

“I wanted to show that you could ride clean and still be competitive.”

“The sport is still run by the same guys who ran it in the nineties... It's not a sport that's been through a catharsis.”

“For me, the bike is a way of escaping. It's a way of finding freedom.”

“The omertà is the code of silence that exists in cycling. It's what allows the doping to continue.”

“You have to have a sense of humor to be a cyclist. A lot of times you're riding in the rain, in the mud, in the snow, in the cold.”

“The Tour de France is a race of patience.”

“The mountains are where the great champions are revealed.”

“When you're a professional cyclist, you're a professional sufferer.”

“Le maillot à pois, c'est mon histoire, ma légende.”

“J'étais un coureur à l'instinct.”

“When you're a bike racer, you're a little bit of a machine. You have to be.”

“The Tour is the Tour, it's the most important race of the year. It's the one that everyone wants to win.”

“When you wear the yellow jersey, you have a responsibility.”

“Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing.”

“The peloton is a microcosm of society. There are good guys and bad guys, leaders and followers.”

“For me, the bicycle is a vehicle of joy, a vehicle of freedom.”