Whether you commute, race or just cycle for pleasure, there’s something quite magical about being both the passenger and the engine.
Bicycles have propelled people to incredible victories and inspired poets, writers and musicians alike. Below we’ve brought together 20 of the best cycling quotes from all walks of life to help inspire you to get out and ride!
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. ~ John F. Kennedy
Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world. ~ Grant Petersen
When my legs hurt, I say: “Shut up legs! Do what I tell you to do! ~ Jens Voigt
A bicycle ride around the world begins with a single pedal stroke. ~ Scott Stoll
The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. ~ William Saroyan
Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride. ~ Eddy Merckx
A mountain bike is like your buddy. A road bike is your lover. ~ Sean Coffey
Like dogs, bicycles are social catalysts that attract a superior category of people. ~ Chip Brown
It never gets easier; you just go faster. ~ Greg LeMond
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them ~ Ernest Hemingway
Ride a bike. Ride a bike. Ride a bike ~ Fausto Coppi
To me, it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever: as long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world ~ Mark Cavendish
You can say that climbers suffer the same as the other riders, but they suffer in a different way. You feel the pain, but you’re glad to be there ~ Richard Virenque
As long as I breathe, I attack ~ Bernard Hinault
If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don’t go for it, you definitely won’t win ~ Jens Voigt
When it’s hurting you, that’s when you can make a difference ~ Eddy Merckx
You can’t get good by staying home. If you want to get fast, you have to go where the fast guys are ~ Steve Larsen
When your legs scream stop and your lungs are bursting, that’s when it starts. That’s the hurt locker. Winners love it in there ~ Chris McCormack
Crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love. ~ Johan Museeuw
Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ~ Mark Twain
