Greg LeMond

“Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, getting that experience is a matter of mileage.”

“I trained for years for those eight seconds.”

“Cycling is suffering.”

“In cycling, the pain never goes away, you just get faster.”

“Cycling is a sport of the mind. The bike is just the tool.”

“Cycling is the closest thing to flying without leaving the ground.”

“The bike is a tool for living. Everything else is secondary.”

“In cycling, you have to learn to suffer before you learn to win.”

“Cycling is a sport of elegance and efficiency.”

“In cycling, the race is not won on the road; it's won in your head.”

“The bike is the best teacher. It humbles you, teaches you respect, and shows you what you're made of.”

“Cycling has given me wings.”

“Cycling is a sport of suffering, but also of freedom. You suffer to find peace.”

“Cycling is the closest thing we have to flying, and it doesn't pollute the air.”

“Cycling taught me that suffering is optional. You can choose to embrace it or reject it.”

“The wall is where the race begins.”

“Cycling is about loneliness. Out on the road by yourself, with only your thoughts, that's when the real race happens.”

“The bicycle is a vehicle for happiness and freedom.”

“I learned that cycling is a dance, and you have to find your rhythm.”