Able Quote by Greg LeMond

I find biking challenges so many aspects of health that are important for longevity, acuity, and mental health.

— Yannick Bisson

Cycling is suffering.

— Fausto Coppi

Walking in the mountains helps me unwind, but it also reminds me in a painful way that the real beauty in life is nature…

— Sylvie Guillem

I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things…

— Edmund Hillary

There's no glory in climbing a mountain if all you want to do is to get to the top. It's experiencing the climb itself…

— Karyn Kusama

Respect your body: you can only climb a mountain if you give your body the attention it deserves. You have all the time that…

— Paulo Coelho

For me, challenging myself with this type of endeavor [ultramarathons] brings the best out in me because even at the darkest, deepest moments when…

— Scott Jurek

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

— Wilma Rudolph

Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends…

— Lance Armstrong

Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater…

— Doug Scott

I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity…

— Lincoln Hall

I ride because there’s nothing like in the world. It’s a passion. It’s something I absolutely have to do and I can never imagine…

— Alonzo Bodden