“ The bicycle saves my life every day. If you've ever experienced a moment of awe or freedom on a bicycle; if you've ever taken flight from sadness to the rhythm of two spinning wheels, or felt the resu… Robert Penn
“ You are not an athlete because of what you can do, but because of who you are: a team player, someone who never quits, who strives to be his personal best, and who believes in fair play. Rosemary Rawlins
“ Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are ciminals. Bernard Hinault
“ Ever bike? Now that's something that makes life worth living!...Oh, to just grip your handlebars and lay down to it, and go ripping and tearing through streets and road, over railroad tracks and bridg… Jack London
“ It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Ernest Hemingway
“ You know, bicycling isn't just a matter of balance, I said. it's a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward. You have to have your eyes on the goal, not the ground. I'm going to ca… Susan Vreeland
“ A tailwind, on the other hand, is one of the most beautiful experiences you can have on a bike. There’s no wind in my ears, so I hear everything around me. The chain purrs sweetly as it pulls the gear… Neil M. Hanson
“ I delve into the mysterious and counterintuitive world of helmets and high-visibility gear later in the book. But it's worth immediately noting this: while they're not inherently bad, they're less a s… Peter Walker
“ I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day. David Millar
“ Social media is not just a spoke on the wheel of marketing. It's becoming the way entire bicycles are built. Ryan Lilly
“ As your training moves from base training to more intense work, to tapering, your nutrition needs to change. Charlotte Campbell
“ The aim of the taper is to minimise accumulated fatigue and fill up the fuel stores to arrive at the start line fresh. Dan Golding
“ As I travelled south through Europe everything got bigger. This applied to nice things like fruit-the nectarines and tomatoes were about six times as large in Greece as they were in Britain for exampl… Margaret Eleanor Leigh
“ All the real blokes I know are obsessed with cars and have started doing cycling at the weekend and being really, really boring about it and banging on about their Fitbits and growing stupid beards an… Jenny Colgan
“ Steve [sports psychiatrist] had already taught me to try and stop worrying so much about pleasing everyone. We knew that this was one of my most draining flaws and he again used three groups to clarif… Victoria Pendleton
“ Gliding down the bike path on a Saturday morning, you whip by somebody peddling in the opposite direction and give each other a nod. For a moment it's like "Hey, we're both doing the same thing. Let's… Neil Pasricha
“ Rule #12: The correct number of bikes to own is N+1, where N is the number of bikes currently owned. The Velominati
“ The bike does this; it is an apotheosis of self-sufficiency, in which a well-loved machine will unhesitatingly and quietly mediate intentional being into momentum. As you ride a bike and start to ride… Robin Holt
