Welcome to Cycling Quotes, a collection of inspirational, motivational, and insightful quotes about the thrilling world of cycling. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist, an aspiring enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of this sport, you’ll find words of wisdom and encouragement here to fuel your passion for pedaling.
Cycling is more than just a mode of transportation or a form of exercise; it’s a lifestyle that fosters camaraderie, resilience, and a profound connection with nature. From the exhilarating rush of speeding down a mountainside to the quiet serenity of a leisurely ride through picturesque landscapes, cycling offers experiences that transcend the ordinary and elevate the spirit.
On this page, you’ll discover a curated selection of quotes from cyclists, coaches, enthusiasts, and philosophers who have been touched by the transformative power of cycling. Whether you’re seeking motivation to conquer a challenging trail, encouragement to push past your limits, or simply a dose of inspiration to fuel your love for the sport, these quotes are sure to resonate with you. So, saddle up, clip in, and embark on a journey of enlightenment and empowerment through the timeless wisdom of cycling.
I think when I first started cycling, it wasn’t that popular with kids. I felt almost embarrassed going down the road on my road bike; I didn’t want my friends to see me because it was embarrassing. Laura Trott
I have some really nice memories of Delhi. Going swimming, roaming around in Defence Colony, cycling in its beautiful, wide lanes, and enjoying good food. Sidharth Malhotra
On bikeback, there is a delightful sense of self-direction and autonomy. Lately, I have taken to cycling slowly, more fun than the fast, competitive commuter cycling I used to do. No longer do I jump lights or attempt that irritating wobbling thing that semi-professional cyclists like to indulge in. Tom Hodgkinson
Cycling is an endurance sport. You lose your fast-twitch ability as you age, but your endurance peaks when you hit 30. I don’t think I really started feeling my age until around 40. Jens Voigt
Don’t get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered. Victoria Pendleton
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day. David Millar
I cannot emphasize just how dangerous it is cycling in the city. Especially now. Even though it is against the law to do this, you’ll see people texting while they drive. Dan Hill
Myself, I really like the iPad mounted as a frame, with a happy slideshow cycling through. Rachel Sklar
As a kid growing up – I can see now – it didn’t matter what I did, as long as it was something I could be really good at. Cycling just happened to be the opportunity that came along. Victoria Pendleton
I’m not getting bored with cycling or winning – I love it. But I need to give myself new targets all the time. Mark Cavendish
Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised. Anupam Kher
To be brutally honest, it’s simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great. David Millar
There’s a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you’re self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn’t so easy in a car, and you can’t cover as much ground walking. David Byrne
In tennis, you can have a bad set and still win. The part of track cycling that is difficult to find in other sports is that it’s so final; there’s no second chance if you make a mistake. Victoria Pendleton
When I was in my 20s, I used to go crazy. I used to work out two or three hours a day, like cycling; I was never anorexic, just picky. When I was in my 30s, I’d go back and forth, now that I’m 41, I’m like, ‘Whatever, man!’ For the most part, I just do a regular workout. Justina Machado
I’d love to be able to dominate cycling in general, not just one event. Caroline Buchanan
I love cycling, but if I could find a way of building something above the streets for cyclists, that would be amazing. We need even more space. Michelle Dockery
If you like the outdoors, Colorado is a big adventure playground for adults: it’s great for skiing, cycling, climbing, and hiking. Tyler Hamilton
My mom knew Salman sir, as they grew up together in Bandra. He would often tell my mother Genievev Advani how one day he would be a star. They have been friends for the longest time and would go cycling together. Kiara Advani
I have been on the same dose of anti-depressants for 15 years, and my nerves still go up and down in cycles; but my nerves are cycling at a lower level than they were before. Temple Grandin
Bike riding is great for your thinking. I can’t say I’ve written an entire tune while cycling, but riding has definitely inspired songwriting ideas. Allan Holdsworth
When you drive, you are doing several things at once. You are using your eyes, ears, hands, your mind. If you have meditated for many years and have reached a lofty height in your meditation, as I have, you can meditate while running and cycling and painting. Sri Chinmoy
It’s nice to actually look done-up, because people see a different side of me, the more girly side. Obviously, I can’t do that with cycling. I can’t go with nice girly hair and full make-up. Laura Trott
It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar. Greg LeMond
I think everyone lifts themselves that little bit extra for the Tour de France, being the pinnacle of our cycling calendar. Chris Froome
My tides were fluctuating, too – back and forth, back and forth – sometimes so fast they seemed to be spinning. They call this ‘rapid cycling.’ It’s a marvel that a person can appear to be standing still when the mood tides are sloshing back and forth, sometimes sweeping in both directions at once. They call that a ‘mixed state.’ Jane Pauley
Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the local community. Over the last six years young people have been inspired to take up swimming and cycling more seriously; some of them are now coming through as Olympic champions or hopefuls. Lucy Powell
Bike riding requires permanent sacrifice. It means training 11 months out of 12 and 110 days of racing, whatever the weather conditions. Early in life, I realised I did not have intellectual potential, so I dedicated myself to cycling. Richard Virenque
Thanks to the Tour de France, riding the Champs-Elysees has a great cycling history. Marianne Vos
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming. Clare Balding
Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I’m not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I’m just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso. Lewis Hamilton
Everyone in the world of cycling knows how much it is a team sport as well as individual. It’s just amazing to be a part of. Geraint Thomas
I always find the time to exercise – kitesurfing, tennis or cycling – and to spend time with my loved ones. Richard Branson
Cycling is open to the whole world. Bernard Hinault
I would like to propose slow cycling. Commute by bike. At a stroke, you remove the need for and absurd cost of public transport. Cycling is almost completely free. There is no longer any need for the gym as you get fit by cycling. And you can go at your own pace. Tom Hodgkinson
I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I’ve competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don’t find the physical side of driving a struggle any more. Jenson Button
People are getting more active and living healthier in San Antonio, whether it’s walking, cycling, or using our parks. We now have concrete evidence that our investments are paying off and positively impacting the health of our families and the overall quality of life in San Antonio. Julian Castro
When lorry drivers come up behind me and I’m cycling, innocently keeping to my side of the road, and they decide because they are so big, and their lorry is so powerful, and they just want to clear me out of the road, and they hoot aggressively, then I do see red a bit. I do. Boris Johnson
I love cycling. Natalie Dormer
I have the impression that cycling is no longer a game but rather an employment… a job. Bernard Hinault
The physical demands of cycling is that it actually lowers your immune system, and you expose yourself to a tremendous amount of elements – so certain people might get a chronic overload and develop, say, bad asthma. Greg LeMond
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 Bastille Day, I asked myself, ‘What more can I do in cycling?’ I want to go out at the top. Richard Virenque
The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world. E. O. Wilson
For me, green is more about cycling than recycling. Giles Deacon
The cycling helmet can save your life, but it doesn’t look good and tends to ruin your hair. Astro Teller
My time is focused on family and work. I need to find a way to spend more time with my friends – and cycling. Daniel L. Doctoroff
I was fortunate to be born when I was. There’s been a massive rise in British cycling since I joined the junior programme when I was 17. It all started in 2004 when Chris Hoy won gold for the 1 km. time trial in Athens; when one person starts doing well, they take everyone with them. Geraint Thomas
Cycling into work every day is a brilliant way to add in extra training hours without feeling like you are taking up much time. Jonathan Brownlee
Exercise and fitness will always be part of my life but it does not have to be lifting huge weights; I like yoga, cycling, walking swimming, anything. Dorian Yates
As a teenager, I wanted to look like the early ’90s curvy supermodels. Even in my early 20s, I always said as soon as I retired from cycling, I’d get a boob job. Victoria Pendleton
I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everything has always been equal on the track, and the male and female riders are all part of the same team, and we all mix freely. Laura Trott
Cycling as a whole is totally underestimated. Victoria Pendleton
I want to tell the world of cycling to please join me in telling Pat McQuaid to resign. I have never seen such an abuse of power in cycling’s history – resign, Pat, if you love cycling. Resign even if you hate the sport. Greg LeMond
I’m more optimistic about cycling right now than I’ve ever been. Greg LeMond
In a triathlon, it’s all about cycling in the most efficient manner. You need to save your energy for the run at the end, so you want to ride really efficiently and not waste your energy. The only way to do that is to spend a really long time on the bike. Jonathan Brownlee
The beautiful thing about cycling is that it is so accessible and that pleased me when I was younger because you felt like you could almost touch the athletes. Mark Cavendish
I’ve diced with death the most cycling around London. Black cabs are far more dangerous than polar bears. Ben Saunders
Team GB’s success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester’s velodrome, the National Cycling Centre. Lucy Powell
I am pretty laid-back as a parent, but I do like a lot of activity. So I am constantly suggesting things to do that involve some physical activity: cycling, mountain biking and paddleboarding. Bill Bailey
I think it is easier for thinner people to build on a frame once you get lean muscle. I get bored lifting weights at the gym, and it isn’t enough as your body becomes stiff. So I train in different ways such as core training, cardio with weights, playing sports such as tennis, cycling, swimming and running 10 km once a week. Arjun Rampal
I loved running, but all of a sudden everything hurt so much. I started cycling when Zelda was born. Robin Williams
I eat everything, that’s a problem. I don’t have discipline. My favorite dish is the Caribbean. Meat, rice, lots of grains. But I do like to do exercises. Lately, I’ve been having capoeira classes and lots of cardiovascular exercises, such as jogging and cycling. Ricky Martin
Cycling taught me to recognize that mental health is on a sliding scale. Some days you are up and some days you are down. Chris Hoy
In fact cycling has always been ‘saved’ by judicial investigations and not by the anti-doping controls we put in place. That’s the harsh truth. We have relied on them to clean the sport up. David Millar
I do yoga almost daily. I try to fit in swimming and cycling when I can. Martha Hunt
Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are ciminals. Bernard Hinault
Cycling has never felt like a job. To get paid for something that you absolutely love is amazing. I don’t feel like I work. I just do it because I love it and I get paid to do it. I just think: ‘What an easy way to earn a living.’ Laura Trott
I like to sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee on the terrace and read a book. I like to travel the world – and I’m lucky to see so much through cycling. Marianne Vos
It was cycling that got me off drugs. I’d get on my bike very early in the morning and keep cycling until very late at night, day after day, until it was out of the system. Shaun Ryder
Cycling is the only way to free ourselves from the misery of the Tube, the wall-to-wall buses that line Oxford Street, the hopelessness of even thinking about driving. Deborah Moggach
Reunion’s ace card is its interior, its natural parks. Its volcanic origins have defined an extraordinary landscape, characterised by high peaks, deep canyons, lush ravines and vast plains, which are ideal for trekking, cycling and water rafting. Carol Drinkwater
I’m such a fanatic about exercise that I opened my own gym, 3Sixty Cycling Studio, and I exercise almost every single day. Bobbi Brown
Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head. David Byrne
I think racing and riding are two different elements of cycling. You either want to or not depending on what you want to get out of it. Mark-Paul Gosselaar
When you’re eating salad and quinoa while training, all you want is a burger. In the cycling season, when I’m doing 30-odd hours of exercise a week, I’m dreaming of burgers and curries that I’ll have at the end of the season. Geraint Thomas
It’s hard to put into words, really, how proud I am and great it is to represent Wales because, in cycling, it’s a little-known country, so it’s nice to put it on the map. Geraint Thomas
I love to eat a lot, but I try to eat healthy stuff. Especially when you’re riding, sometimes I get hooked up with the cycling and when you’re riding three, four, five hours, then you can put whatever you want in your body. Camilo Villegas
I never really had a job, because I’ve been cycling from such a young age: there was never really a time to have a job. My mum went into Starbucks once and asked if they had a job for me, and they offered me one – but I never took it up because I couldn’t fit the job in with school and cycling. Laura Trott
In the second part of my life, away from cycling, I hope I will be able to benefit fully from my family and children in the same way that cycling gave me such joy. Richard Virenque
Caution is the key to safe cycling. I’m aware that cars are bigger than me, but I feel quite safe. I’m in control, liberated and free, when I’m on my bike. Erin O’Connor
I was always cycling for my dad. Then the coaches got bigger, and my results got better. Suddenly, the responsibility grows, and I’m doing it for somebody else, I’m doing it for a programme; I’m doing it for the country. I’m doing it for, like, everybody. Victoria Pendleton
Whatever I won in cycling, I won with my own skills. I never won anything I couldn’t win. For example, I never won a time trial at 60 kph, whereas others have and maybe still do. Danilo Di Luca
A friend of mine – a cameraman at MTV – lost a lot of weight from cycling, and I thought I’d try it, too, thinking whenever you look at a cyclist they all look super-skinny, so hey, why not? But then it turned into such a psychologically satisfying thing. Carson Daly
I’ve had so many experiences in cycling, but in some ways I have nothing left to prove. I have achieved more than I could have dreamed of, I’ve raced a lot longer than I thought I would. I know I can still be better, but I just don’t know if I love it enough any more. Clara Hughes
Once you start cycling, the city opens up for you. No longer are you fighting it, hot and frustrated; no longer are you at the mercy of bus drivers, roadworks, decisions made by others and over which you have no control. Believe me, once you’ve tasted this freedom, you’re hooked. Deborah Moggach
Cycling is a great way to learn about your city. I love being outdoors, especially in good weather, but I’m not a fair weather cyclist. I’m happy to get a red nose in the cold. Erin O’Connor
I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it’s not going to be satisfying. Greg LeMond
Cycling is good for people in all ways: their health, their well-being, and it does no damage to the environment. It can, however, be dangerous, and this has to be addressed. Jeremy Corbyn
I was cycling until I was 68. I used to play football, cricket, tennis, table tennis. I was into road walking – heel and toe. Dennis Skinner
If people really want to clean the sport of cycling up, all you have to do is put your money where your mouth is. Greg LeMond
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you’re working on. David Byrne
There are so many people who have died of cycling, and that didn’t happen when I was racing. Greg LeMond
I’ve just been reading about cycling. Yeah, I’m not that great at it but I like the challenge of it. Joey Santiago
I’ve been cycling ever since I was a kid. I remember taking my cycling proficiency test aged seven – I got to school at 7:30 A.M. to practise, I was so nervous. After that, I always cycled to school. Erin O’Connor
In sport you always think the strongest guy should be going for it and getting the best results. The thing is, cycling also has a very important team aspect, which I don’t think that a lot of people fully grasp. Chris Froome
My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it. Eric Bana
Cycling keeps me lean and I need to stay in shape, especially as I still like eating chocolate and ice-cream! I like to go mountain biking too. Running is also good; it’s what we were designed to do as humans, so it comes naturally. Mark Webber
I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along Long Ridings and feeling what a relief to live in a country with a Tory government again. Philip Hammond
I come from a cycling background. I happened to be good at it; the opportunities came my way. It wasn’t something I necessarily searched to be involved in; it wasn’t a dream. I just had an opportunity which you couldn’t refuse. Victoria Pendleton
The best way for women to get into cycling is to go out in a group, to feel like you’re part of it. Laura Trott
