Quotes By Bernard Hinault

I race to win, not to please people.

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

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

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

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

As long as I breathe, I attack.

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

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

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

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