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59 Motivational Cycling Quotes to Inspire you (FIT)

Top 10 Most Famous Cycling Quotes

“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
The bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything else in the world. - Susan B. AnthonyPin
The bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything else in the world. – Susan B. Anthony
Crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love. - Johan MuseeuwPin
Crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love. – Johan Museeuw
Riding a bike is everything to a cyclist. The friendship and camaraderie you have with other cyclists… to a cyclist, it was the be-all and end-all of your life. - Tommy GodwinPin
Riding a bike is everything to a cyclist. The friendship and camaraderie you have with other cyclists… to a cyclist, it was the be-all and end-all of your life. – Tommy Godwin
Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride. - Eddy MerckxPin
Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride. – Eddy Merckx
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. - Albert EinsteinPin
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. - John F. KennedyPin
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. – John F. Kennedy
It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels. - Heinz StückePin
It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels. – Heinz Stücke
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. - John HowardPin
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. – John Howard
Embrace your sweat. It is your essence and your emancipation. - Kristin ArmstrongPin
Embrace your sweat. It is your essence and your emancipation. – Kristin Armstrong

12 Inspirational Cycling Quotes That Will Motivate You To Ride

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”

Arthur Conan Doyle
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 VoigtPin
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
You are one ride away from a good mood. - Sarah BentleyPin
You are one ride away from a good mood. – Sarah Bentley
It never gets easier, you just go faster. - Greg LeMondPin
It never gets easier, you just go faster. – Greg LeMond
One of the most important days of my life, was when I learned to ride a bicycle. - Michael PalinPin
One of the most important days of my life, was when I learned to ride a bicycle. – Michael Palin
Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym. - Bill NyePin
Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There’s something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym. – Bill Nye
Those who wish to control their own lives and move beyond existence as mere clients and consumers — those people ride a bike. - Wolfgang SachsPin
Those who wish to control their own lives and move beyond existence as mere clients and consumers — those people ride a bike. – Wolfgang Sachs
When you ride a bike and you get your heart rate up and you’re out, after 30 or 40 minutes your mind tends to expand; it tends to relax. - [former] US President George W. BushPin
When you ride a bike and you get your heart rate up and you’re out, after 30 or 40 minutes your mind tends to expand; it tends to relax. – [former] US President George W. Bush
Riding bicycles will not only benefit the individual doing it, but the world at large. - Udo E. SimonisPin
Riding bicycles will not only benefit the individual doing it, but the world at large. – Udo E. Simonis
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 HemingwayPin
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
A bicycle ride around the world begins with a single pedal stroke. - Scott StollPin
A bicycle ride around the world begins with a single pedal stroke. – Scott Stoll
Cyclers see considerable more of this beautiful world than any other class of citizens. A good bicycle, well applied, will cure most ills this flesh is heir to. - Dr. K. K. DotyPin
Cyclers see considerable more of this beautiful world than any other class of citizens. A good bicycle, well applied, will cure most ills this flesh is heir to. – Dr. K. K. Doty

11 Cycling Quotes that Will Help You Push Through Pain

“It doesn’t matter if you’re sprinting for an Olympic gold medal, a town sign, a trailhead, or the rest stop with the homemade brownies. If you never confront pain, you’re missing the essence of the sport.”

Scott Martin
The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it. - Doug BradburyPin
The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it. – Doug Bradbury
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 CavendishPin
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

“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
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 VirenquePin
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
Good morale in cycling comes from good legs. - Sean YatesPin
Good morale in cycling comes from good legs. – Sean Yates
You either love spinning the pedals and watching scenery whiz by, or you don’t. And if you love it, not much can sour you on the idea of riding your bike. - Keith MillsPin
You either love spinning the pedals and watching scenery whiz by, or you don’t. And if you love it, not much can sour you on the idea of riding your bike. – Keith Mills
It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels. - Heinz StuckePin
It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels. – Heinz Stucke
When your legs scream stop and your lungs are bursting, that’s when it starts. That’s the hurt locker. Winners love it there. - Chris McCormackPin
When your legs scream stop and your lungs are bursting, that’s when it starts. That’s the hurt locker. Winners love it there. – Chris McCormack
Cycling is good for people in all ways their health, their well-being, and it does no damage to the environment. - Jeremy CorbynPin
Cycling is good for people in all ways: their health, their well-being, and it does no damage to the environment. – Jeremy Corbyn
The race is won by the rider who can suffer the most. - Eddy MerckxPin
The race is won by the rider who can suffer the most. – Eddy Merckx

16 Wise Cycling Quotes and Bicycles

“As a kid I had a dream — I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed.”

John Lennon
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. - Iris MurdochPin
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. – Iris Murdoch
Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. - Charles M. SchultzPin
Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. – Charles M. Schultz
Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark TwainPin
Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. – Mark Twain
Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the human race. - H.G. WellsPin
Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the human race. – H.G. Wells
My biggest fear is not crashing on a bike… It’s sitting in a chair at 90 and saying, ‘I wish I had done more.’ - Graeme ObreePin
My biggest fear is not crashing on a bike… It’s sitting in a chair at 90 and saying, ‘I wish I had done more.’ – Graeme Obree
When you’re turning the crankset, you’re riding the bike. When you’re coasting, you’re just along for the ride. - Ned OverendPin
When you’re turning the crankset, you’re riding the bike. When you’re coasting, you’re just along for the ride. – Ned Overend
A bicycle is the finest mode of transport known to man. - Adam Hart-DavisPin
A bicycle is the finest mode of transport known to man. – Adam Hart-Davis
Whoever invented the bicycle deserves the thanks of humanity. - Lord Charles BeresfordPin
Whoever invented the bicycle deserves the thanks of humanity. – Lord Charles Beresford
Bicycle means simplicity and simplicity means happiness. - Mehmet Murat IldanPin
Bicycle means simplicity and simplicity means happiness. – Mehmet Murat Ildan
Truly, the bicycle is the most influential piece of product design ever. - Hugh PearmanPin
Truly, the bicycle is the most influential piece of product design ever. – Hugh Pearman
Life may not be about your bike, but it sure can help you get through it. - HallmanPin
Life may not be about your bike, but it sure can help you get through it. – Hallman
Like dogs, bicycles are social catalysts that attract a superior category of people. - Chip BrownPin
Like dogs, bicycles are social catalysts that attract a superior category of people. – Chip Brown
When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. - Elizabeth WestPin
When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. – Elizabeth West
The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. - William SaroyanPin
The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. – William Saroyan
Bicycles may change, but cycling is timeless. - Zapata EspinozaPin
Bicycles may change, but cycling is timeless. – Zapata Espinoza

10 Cycling Quotes That Will Make You Think

My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one. I’d like to ride my bike all day long but I’ve got this thing called a job that keeps getting in the way. - Bill WaltonPin
My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one. I’d like to ride my bike all day long but I’ve got this thing called a job that keeps getting in the way. – Bill Walton
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. - Helen KellerPin
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. – Helen Keller
Cycling isn’t a game, it’s a sport. Tough, hard and unpitying, and it requires great sacrifices. One plays football, or tennis, or hockey. One doesn’t play at cycling. - Jean de GribaldyPin
Cycling isn’t a game, it’s a sport. Tough, hard and unpitying, and it requires great sacrifices. One plays football, or tennis, or hockey. One doesn’t play at cycling. – Jean de Gribaldy
Cycling has encountered more enemies than any other form of exercise. - 19th-century author Louis Baudry de SaunierPin
Cycling has encountered more enemies than any other form of exercise. – 19th-century author Louis Baudry de Saunier
I have the impression that cycling is no longer a game but rather an employment… a job. - Bernard HinaultPin
I have the impression that cycling is no longer a game but rather an employment… a job. – Bernard Hinault
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. - Desmond TutuPin
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. – Desmond Tutu
I’m in control, liberated and free, when I’m on my bike. - Erin O’ConnorPin
I’m in control, liberated and free, when I’m on my bike. – Erin O’Connor
When my legs hurt, I say Shut up legs! Do what I tell you to do! - Jens VoigtPin
When my legs hurt, I say: “Shut up legs! Do what I tell you to do!” – Jens Voigt
Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls. - Bob WeirPin
Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls. – Bob Weir
The slower you go the more likely it is you’ll crash. - Julie FurtadoPin
The slower you go the more likely it is you’ll crash. – Julie Furtado
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