Favorite cyclist quotes from pros and amateurs
06-04-07, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dagna
Thanks! I found it near the beginning of this Alpe d'Huez video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJErrp4eOw
06-04-07, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cbaronzzi
what a great video. It never gets old.
06-04-07, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cbaronzzi
what a great video. It never gets old.
06-04-07, 07:54 PM
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"I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like"
Freddy Mercury and Queen
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like"
Freddy Mercury and Queen
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06-04-07, 08:15 PM
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"Assassins" ..... Octave Lapize in the 8th tour Pyrnees
When the race finally reached the Pyrenees, Gustave Garrigou was the first to cross the Tourmalet, but he said nothing to Desgrange and the other officials, who had been waiting with some anxiety to see if any rider made it over the Tourmalet and onto the Aubisque. 15 minutes later, Lapize appeared, covered in mud and pushing his bike. "Assassins" he spat, before riding on, eventually to win the stage.
When the race finally reached the Pyrenees, Gustave Garrigou was the first to cross the Tourmalet, but he said nothing to Desgrange and the other officials, who had been waiting with some anxiety to see if any rider made it over the Tourmalet and onto the Aubisque. 15 minutes later, Lapize appeared, covered in mud and pushing his bike. "Assassins" he spat, before riding on, eventually to win the stage.
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06-04-07, 09:00 PM
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Ride First, Work Later!!!
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Not specifically a cycling quote but works well none the less. "If you believe in yourself, have dedication and pride and never quit you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards." Paul "Bear" Bryant
06-04-07, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 2Tired2Shift
Can any of the mere mortals here climb out of the saddle that long?
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06-04-07, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 2Tired2Shift
I saw a show on the History Channel about the toughest guys in the old west. There was this explorer/trapper who was mauled by a bear; torn up really bad. His back was shredded and his legs nearly useless. The guys he was riding with left him. That really pissed him off. So, swearing revenge, he dragged himself, using only his hands, several hundred miles to get to an outpost. It took months. Early on he developed infections in the wounds on his back, so he spent 3 days lying over a rotten log letting the maggots eat out the dead and infected tissue. He survived and went looking for the men who left him, but never caught them.
NEVER underestimate the drive for retribution.
NEVER underestimate the drive for retribution.
Not only did he use maggots to treat his wounds, he found a group of friendly Native Americans who sutured bear skin to his back to cover up his wounds (which were so deep his ribs were exposed).
06-04-07, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoshi
Actually he (Hugh Glass) did catch the two guys who had left him for dead. However one of them was just 17 at the time that Glass was left for dead, so Glass spared him. The other guy had become a soldier in the US army and so Glass spared him as well.
Not only did he use maggots to treat his wounds, he found a group of friendly Native Americans who sutured bear skin to his back to cover up his wounds (which were so deep his ribs were exposed).
Not only did he use maggots to treat his wounds, he found a group of friendly Native Americans who sutured bear skin to his back to cover up his wounds (which were so deep his ribs were exposed).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass
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06-05-07, 05:12 AM
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Thought of another:
"There goes Armstrong like a Grand Prix motorcar!"
-Ligget
"There goes Armstrong like a Grand Prix motorcar!"
-Ligget
06-06-07, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by lvleph
Or "Ride it like you stole it." My belt buckle says that.
it was a bit awkward riding it along with some people from church
06-06-07, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by oboeguy
Then you don't speak the "General American" dialect.
Even with your non-standard pronunciation I don't get teh joke.
Oh and a quote... hmmm, Bjarne Riis, Mr 60%, channeling Mark McGuire saying words to the effect, "I'm not here to talk about the past." B@stard can't even make a clean confession.
Even with your non-standard pronunciation I don't get teh joke.
Oh and a quote... hmmm, Bjarne Riis, Mr 60%, channeling Mark McGuire saying words to the effect, "I'm not here to talk about the past." B@stard can't even make a clean confession.
You are bent over at the waist, a guy has his crotch near your arse as he is pinning your race number on, he tells you to spell run..
06-06-07, 07:36 AM
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'What are your legs broken?'
Kenny Lundgren, top local Cat 2 elite racer as he stomped away from me on the Nyack Ride about 18 months ago. He's actually not that big of a jerk all the time. But that day he was. Memorable quote however.
Kenny Lundgren, top local Cat 2 elite racer as he stomped away from me on the Nyack Ride about 18 months ago. He's actually not that big of a jerk all the time. But that day he was. Memorable quote however.
06-06-07, 09:18 AM
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You rode how far???
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"If people didn't quit they'd have nothing to regret for the rest of their lives." - Lance in Dodgeball (slightly paraphrased).
06-06-07, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by GamecockTaco
"If people didn't quit they'd have nothing to regret for the rest of their lives." - Lance in Dodgeball (slightly paraphrased).
06-06-07, 02:48 PM
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Not so fast now.....
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There is no such thing as a stupid question.....
Just Stupid people asking questions.
Just Stupid people asking questions.
06-06-07, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Trouduc
"I don't to well in altitude"
Landis. Before getting beat by a 52 years old a few days ago.
Landis. Before getting beat by a 52 years old a few days ago.
06-06-07, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by caloso
That wasn't just any 52-year old. That was Ned.
06-06-07, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 2Tired2Shift
Yeah, from what I hear, 52 Ned years = 30 mortal years, maybe less.
Are his stats published anywhere? ie vo2max, power at FTP, etc.?
06-06-07, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Snicklefritz
Are his stats published anywhere? ie vo2max, power at FTP, etc.?
06-06-07, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by caloso
That wasn't just any 52-year old. That was Ned.
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In the Tour, it's important to use every opportunity to distance or eliminate adversaries and if there's a chance, I won't hesitate to attack.” - JAN ULLRICH
I want to wear yellow in Paris in July and I reckon I am on the right track,” - JAN ULLRICH
I want to wear yellow in Paris in July and I reckon I am on the right track,” - JAN ULLRICH