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Jens Voigt

(1971) Sport Cyclist

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Jens Voigt is a sport cyclist, best known for The Bicycling big book of training.

Quick Facts About Jens Voigt

Born: September 17, 1971
Profession: Sport Cyclist
Notable works: The Bicycling big book of training

About Jens Voigt

Jens Voigt is a German former professional road bicycle racer and, upon retirement, became a cycling sports broadcast commentator. During his cycling career, Voigt raced for several teams, the last one being UCI ProTeam Trek Factory Racing. Voigt wore the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice, though he was never a contender for the overall title owing to the mountainous nature of the stages of the race being better suited to climbing specialists. His career achievements include winning the Critérium International a record-tying five times and a number of one-week stage races, as well as two Tour de France stage victories. In September 2014, he set a new hour record.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jens Voigt

In the hierarchy of the family, I'm just above the dog. But I like it that way.

Dog

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I gave it everything in the last 20 minutes. I knew that I still had the energy, that I was ahead of…

Careers

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My only talent is that I have a so-called big engine. I can attack on successive days - well maybe now not…

Difficult

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Firstly, train lots. Secondly, train hard, the harder the better, no shortcuts. They will always come back to bite you when you…

Coaches

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Apart from the fact that I can move the bike fast, I am basically Joe Average,

Average

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When my legs hurt, I say: “Shut up legs! Do what I tell you to do!

Bicycle

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If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't…

Break

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Every time I race, I will race so fiercely my legs cry.

Cry

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I am confident that when I get really old, the human lifespan will be extended.

Confidence

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At the Tour, you always have some fantastic days and some days where you hit the asphalt. Today was an asphalt day…

Asphalt

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If there's something left in me, it's better to go down fighting. You've got to have a bit of self-belief and confidence…

Chance

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I'd like to throw Betsey Andreu and Travis Tygart in a wood-chipper. That would be my idea of a good time. Maybe…

Clean

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I lost quite a bit of skin on the left side of my body and sustained some deep cuts in my hand…

Able

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Shut up body and do what I tell you

Body

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After 120 kilometers my body said, ‘ooh, ooh Jens! What were you thinking?’

Body

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Cycling is not rocket science.

Cycling

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I get paid to hurt other people, how good is that?

Cycling

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If you try to win, you might lose, but if you don't try to win, you lose for sure!

Ifs

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While I'm not very talented at cooking, I am very talented at eating.

Cooking

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Hopefully I've shown them (fellow cyclists) you just need some self-belief and that you need to take your destiny into your own…

Belief

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Having things organized is for small-minded people. Genius controls chaos.

Chaos

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If it hurts me, it must hurt the other ones twice as much.

Bicycle

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Jens Voigt by topic

Inspirational (11)