Bernard Hinault

“I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day.”

“When I see pot-bellied cyclists wearing the 'maillot jaune,' it appals me.”

“I am working as public relations director for the Tour de France and maintaining my farm.”

“He has a head, two arms, two legs, just as I.”

“I have the impression that cycling is no longer a game but rather an employment... a job.”

“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.”

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

“I believe there are two periods in life, one for the bike, the other for becoming active on one's work.”

“I may, however, begin riding again when I am 60.”

“As long as I breathe, I attack.”

“Cycling is open to the whole world.”

“Everyday there's something that reminds me why I love this sport.”

“I race to win, not to please people.”