Always Quote by Tanni Grey-Thompson

I wouldn't have had a sporting career if it hadn't been for the volunteers who agreed to coach me, as a teenager, growing up…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

I first competed for Great Britain in wheelchair racing in 1987 and for twenty years after that. For me, the passion came from the…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

I have contacts with the Tour de France which keep me close to cycling.

— Bernard Hinault

I didn't know that you could race your bike until after college. I didn't know anything about cycling except that I rode my bike…

— Kristin Armstrong

I think everyone lifts themselves that little bit extra for the Tour de France, being the pinnacle of our cycling calendar.

— Chris Froome

The only event that counts is the Tour, it's the only race that all the media go to. It's far more important than it…

— Eddy Merckx

Thanks to the Tour de France, riding the Champs-Elysees has a great cycling history.

— Marianne Vos

The uptake of people getting involved in cycling is partly down to the big success the team has had in the Tour de France,…

— Chris Hoy

There were no shortcuts, I realized. It took years of racing to build up the mind and body and character until a rider had…

— Lance Armstrong

Road cycling, especially up mountains. It's the heady mixture of endorphins and aesthetics that I love. My wife does it too, and being with…

— Gary Kemp

At that age, it's one of the worse things in the world to wake up and not see your bike where you left it.

— Curtis Jackson

I love cycling, I do it all the time.

— Josie Canseco

My life, since I was 12-years-old, has revolved around some sort of sport, mainly cycling, so when I'm unable to ride my bike I…

— Magnus Backstedt

I've always been a keen cyclist, I'm very close to the world of cycling. Not just cycling really - also walking, adventures, being a…

— Paul Smith

I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.

— Susan B. Anthony