Disable ads!

13 quotes by Bernard Hinault

Bernard Hinault Hinault at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné Personal information Full name Bernard Hinault Nickname Le Patron, Le Blaireau Born (1954-11-14) 14 November 1954 (age 60) Yffiniac, Brittany, France Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) Team information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type All-Rounder Professional team(s) 1975–1977...
Read full biography of Bernard Hinault →

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

0

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

0

As long as I breathe, I attack.

0

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

0

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

0

I race to win, not to please people.

0

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

0

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

0

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

0

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

0

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... →

0

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

0

Cycling is open to the whole world.

0
Add a quote!
Background photo by Giuliana