---
title: "6 Bike Quotes By David Millar"
description: "6 Bike quotes by David Millar. Plus more from David Millar and more Bike sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/david-millar-14511_bike_the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four_239612.png"
---

> [The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four-or-five-i-crashed-into-the/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/david-millar-14511_bike_the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four_239612.png)

> [Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-peloton-there-s-about-ten/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/david-millar-14511_about_everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-pe_555510.png)

> [Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out - naked.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/cycling-is-such-a-stupid-sport-next-time-you-are-in-a-car-travelling/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/david-millar-14511_bike_cycling-is-such-a-stupid-sport-next-time_1438691.png)

> [I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-think-cycling-has-always-had-a-tradition-of-being-a-bit-dapper/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/david-millar-14511_bike_i-think-cycling-has-always-had-a-traditi_1581067.png)

> [It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/it-seemed-romantic-but-also-tragic-people-would-be-winning-but-then/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/david-millar-14511_achievement_it-seemed-romantic-but-also-tragic-peopl_1594836.jpg)

> [Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/cycling-is-based-so-much-on-form-on-aesthetics-on-class-the-way-you/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/david-millar-14511_aesthetic_cycling-is-based-so-much-on-form-on-aest_2376559.png)

## Other authors on Bike

## More by David Millar

> [I think if I get the training spot on, the equipment perfect and I'm in the right state of mind, I can get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-think-if-i-get-the-training-spot-on-the-equipment-perfect-and-i-m/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [I sat there with everything - and I had nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-sat-there-with-everything-and-i-had-nothing/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-was-awarded-most-aggressive-rider-of-the-day-generally-given-to-the/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/there-will-always-be-cheaters-it-is-human-nature-it-will-never-be-100/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [“I was not a doper, I told myself - I just injected myself to recover and needed pills to sleep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-was-not-a-doper-i-told-myself-i-just-injected-myself-to-recover-and/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four-or-five-i-crashed-into-the/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [ I'll go \[racing\] until my body won't let me any more. Someone said to me: "The day you stop, you won't be able to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-ll-go-racing-until-my-body-won-t-let-me-any-more-someone-said-to-me/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [I've been proud to be national champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-ve-been-proud-to-be-national-champion/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/often-the-best-guys-are-just-those-that-can-suffer-longer-who-don-t/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [“Preparation was a term I was to hear more and more. It had another more sinister meaning. If you were prepared, it meant you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/preparation-was-a-term-i-was-to-hear-more-and-more-it-had-another/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [My epiphany came in that police cell: I realized I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/my-epiphany-came-in-that-police-cell-i-realized-i-was-about-to-lose/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-peloton-there-s-about-ten/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [“If the riders, governing bodies, teams, race organisers and media weren't doing anything about it, then what the hell could I, a 20-year-old neo-pro…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/if-the-riders-governing-bodies-teams-race-organisers-and-media-weren/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/survival-is-the-main-objective-there-are-going-to-be-some-awful-days/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

> [I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-shave-my-legs-twice-a-week-it-s-hard-the-first-time-you-do-it-but-i/)

[David Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-millar/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/#itemlist",
            "name": "6 Bike Quotes By David Millar",
            "numberOfItems": 6,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Millar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four-or-five-i-crashed-into-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/david-millar-14511_bike_the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four_239612.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/david-millar-14511_bike_the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four_239612.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/david-millar-14511_bike_the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four_239612.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.” — David Millar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to it - I love the fact that it's so epic. You crash on a bike, the first thing you do is try and get back up on it. No whinging!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Millar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-peloton-there-s-about-ten/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/david-millar-14511_about_everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-pe_555510.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/david-millar-14511_about_everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-pe_555510.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/david-millar-14511_about_everything-that-s-going-on-within-the-pe_555510.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a…” — David Millar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out - naked. That's what it's like when we crash.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Millar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/cycling-is-such-a-stupid-sport-next-time-you-are-in-a-car-travelling/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/david-millar-14511_bike_cycling-is-such-a-stupid-sport-next-time_1438691.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/david-millar-14511_bike_cycling-is-such-a-stupid-sport-next-time_1438691.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/david-millar-14511_bike_cycling-is-such-a-stupid-sport-next-time_1438691.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out…” — David Millar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Millar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/i-think-cycling-has-always-had-a-tradition-of-being-a-bit-dapper/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/david-millar-14511_bike_i-think-cycling-has-always-had-a-traditi_1581067.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/david-millar-14511_bike_i-think-cycling-has-always-had-a-traditi_1581067.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/david-millar-14511_bike_i-think-cycling-has-always-had-a-traditi_1581067.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.” — David Millar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen as an achievement in itself.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Millar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/it-seemed-romantic-but-also-tragic-people-would-be-winning-but-then/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/david-millar-14511_achievement_it-seemed-romantic-but-also-tragic-peopl_1594836.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/david-millar-14511_achievement_it-seemed-romantic-but-also-tragic-peopl_1594836.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/david-millar-14511_achievement_it-seemed-romantic-but-also-tragic-peopl_1594836.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on…” — David Millar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you have.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Millar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-millar/cycling-is-based-so-much-on-form-on-aesthetics-on-class-the-way-you/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/david-millar-14511_aesthetic_cycling-is-based-so-much-on-form-on-aest_2376559.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/david-millar-14511_aesthetic_cycling-is-based-so-much-on-form-on-aest_2376559.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/david-millar-14511_aesthetic_cycling-is-based-so-much-on-form-on-aest_2376559.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort…” — David Millar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/",
            "name": "Bike Quotes by David Millar",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/david-millar-14511_bike_the-first-time-i-rode-a-bike-i-was-four_239612.png"
            },
            "description": "6 Bike quotes by David Millar. Plus more from David Millar and more Bike sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Bike",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bike/david-millar/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```