Richard Virenque Quotes

Moroccan - Athlete Born: November 19, 1969

The more the years go by, the more difficult it gets. I'm getting old. Richard Virenque

Difficult, Go, Old, More, Years, Gets

I want to be remembered going off the front, not the other way. After winning my seventh king-of-the-mountains title and winning a stage on Bastille Day, I asked myself, 'What more can I do in cycling?' I want to go out at the top. Richard Virenque

Myself, Day, Winning, Way, Go, Want

He's dangerous, he's beautiful, and he loves the heat, like me - that's why I had a scorpion tattooed on my leg in 1999 after my fifth jersey. Richard Virenque

Beautiful, Me, Dangerous, Why, Heat, Leg

Bike riding requires permanent sacrifice. It means training 11 months out of 12 and 110 days of racing, whatever the weather conditions. Early in life, I realised I did not have intellectual potential, so I dedicated myself to cycling. Richard Virenque

Life, Myself, Bike, Weather, Sacrifice

It was important to score points today and I went for them with my guts. Richard Virenque

Today, Important, Guts, Score, Them

My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again, like I did last year and the year before. Richard Virenque

Year, Stage, Years, Like, Last, First

I symbolized doping... My phone rarely rings. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of riders who call me. Richard Virenque

Me, Phone, I Can, Hand, Call, Count

In the second part of my life, away from cycling, I hope I will be able to benefit fully from my family and children in the same way that cycling gave me such joy. Richard Virenque

Life, Family, Hope, Children, Me, Joy

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