George Vecsey Quotes

Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.

I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France.

To be a part of TT history is a massive achievement. It is one of, if not the greatest races on two wheels, if not on four.

I realised my whole focus each year is about the Tour de France.

Sports is entertainment.

I like watching baseball on TV. I love watching all the sports.

I have been listening to sport and watching sport on the BBC since I was a tiny boy.

Thanks to the Tour de France, riding the Champs-Elysees has a great cycling history.

Males have probably always enjoyed watching the defeat of other males, but without the invention of numerals and the subsequent invention of the concept of keeping score, we could never have had a million sports channels.

Every day since the start of the Tour de France, the popular 'Le Parisien' newspaper has published a story about a book written with the bicycle in mind.

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

I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian.

The Tour de France would make a great movie. Drugs, corruption, political chicanery, guys risking their lives - everything you need for a great sports drama.

I used to run home from school to watch Paris-Nice, so to win it is just crazy.

I was a fan of Lance Armstrong, and I remember watching him win the Worlds in '93 in Oslo.

You know what? I've won the Tour de France, and now I feel ready to talk about it.

I watch sports and cable news. I'm a political junkie, so that's my interest.

I'm a big tandem bike rider... I've had a tandem bike since I was 12, and I wanna be a competitive tandem bike rider one day.

I love France. France is a nice place.

Paris is a beautiful city.

I'm not a big sports fan.

I watch ESPN all day long.

The best picture I can give of the French Nation, is that of Cattle before a Thunder Storm.

Everything ends this way in France. Weddings, christenings, duels, burials, swindles, affairs of state—everything is a pretext for a good dinner.

I'm a big watcher of sports, consumer of sports content, so I love documentaries; I love the format.