Eddy Merckx : (6)

" Cycling is a good school for life. It makes you hard and gives you ambition, but you can never say you’ve arrived. " - Eddy Merckx

" If you think back to the days of Phil Anderson, when there were very few Australians to now when you have a Tour de France winner in Cadel Evans, a professional team in GreenEDGE, and classics winners in Stuart O’Grady and Matt Goss – the sport is bigger and bigger in Australia. " - Eddy Merckx

" The most important thing is that you’re the best of your generation and I can say that I was. " - Eddy Merckx

" I always had a strong lieutenant to help me, but Hinault doesn’t need one. " - Eddy Merckx

" Miracles can sometimes happen in cycling. " - Eddy Merckx

" You need just as much drive to be a good businessman as you do to excel as an athlete. " - Eddy Merckx