The Amgen Tour of California is attracting a caliber of riders in its first year that is evidence of the high esteem the race is being given by the international cycling community. This field is unprecedented in the history of modern American cycling and we're excited to host such an accomplished group of cyclists. It's our goal to give them a first-class experience in California.
Quotes about cyclists (16 Quotes)
Having had more than 1 million fans in attendance at the Amgen Tour of California in the last week is one of the many reasons we can declare this inaugural event a success. With such positive feedback from the cycling governing body, the cyclists themselves, the cities we rode through, and the dedicated fans, we are now committed more than ever to being even bigger and better in 2007.
If you take cyclists, runners, cross-country skiers, swimmers and all kinds of endurance athletes across the board, the people who are abusing EPO might number in the lows 100s. Compare that to the thousands of people for whom the drug has been a lifesaving application.
It was great, a very good experience to really get into that element where you just train among other cyclists of same or better caliber and with a coach. I actually learned to spend time on the bike - a lot of miles, a lot of long hours. I've always heard Chris saying that to become a better rider, you have to spend a lot of time on the bike. I had a week to experience it - riding up to eight hours a day - four in the morning and four in the afternoon.
I am saying 40 of people in sports are still using performance (enhancing drugs). I think that based on past experiences I have had. It is not only track and field, there are soccer players, football players, basketball players, cyclists and you would be surprised that some of the great players are doing stuff.
He was a great advocate of cycling, a great role model for cyclists. I met him at a public meeting in Leesburg. And he got up and spoke to the presenters. He spoke in support of additional trail projects. And I think he was instrumental in bringing other people to the meetings to speak their mind.
Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.
In other countries where biking is as common as driving, motorists feel like they don't belong on the road. They travel slow and cautiously. Here in America, we feel that we have the right to the road and the cyclists are slowing us down. ... We have to get out of that way of thinking.
Cycling is the fastest, cheapest, most healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around London, and more and more people are taking it up, ... The number of cyclists has doubled over the last five years, while those killed or seriously injured ... has fallen by 40.
The value is in how cyclists make a living in front of 2 million spectators. That's value to sponsors.
Cyclists naturally latch onto it. But it's a real mix that I've heard from. Some are couch potatoes. Some are people who wonder what it's like to ride that many miles. Some people think it's funny. It's curious that people take away different things from it.
It's clear that the race is taking on a momentum of its own the crowd support on the road today was beyond anything we've seen yet. From the start in San Luis Obispo and on through all of the towns along the course, people were out in the thousands to support the best cyclists in the world race to Santa Barbara.
I would have thought that for the organizers of the Tour de France, the benefit of coming to London is having famous sites in the background as the cyclists whiz past.
Most came from Texas, but about 150 cyclists from across the world also signed up. They come to us from everywhere - from Trinidad and Australia to England, Scotland and all points in between.
My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians while ringing their bell loudly, the concept of avoiding people being foreign to them.
I'm really excited to be riding Iron Horse Bikes, happy to continue working with people who care about me, my future, and about the products they make. It's going to be awesome to help develop bikes that give cyclists the confidence to ride any terrain they choose.