I want to be remembered going off the front, not the other way. After winning my seventh king-of-the-mountains title and winning a… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
In the second part of my life, away from cycling, I hope I will be able to benefit fully from my family… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
You can say that climbers suffer the same as the other riders, but they suffer in a different way. You feel the… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered going off the front, not the other way. After winning my seventh king-of-the-mountains title and winning a stage on… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
He's dangerous, he's beautiful, and he loves the heat, like me - that's why I had a scorpion tattooed on my leg in 1999… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
In the second part of my life, away from cycling, I hope I will be able to benefit fully from my family and children… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
I was a hero, and a second afterwards it was all over. Casartelli was dead so what I had achieved was worth nothing. — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
The more the years go by, the more difficult it gets. I'm getting old. — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
Bike riding requires permanent sacrifice. It means training 11 months out of 12 and 110 days of racing, whatever the weather conditions. Early in… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
I symbolized doping... My phone rarely rings. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of riders who call me. — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again,… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
It was important to score points today and I went for them with my guts. — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
You can say that climbers suffer the same as the other riders, but they suffer in a different way. You feel the pain, but… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
