Quotes
- "I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day," on winning the World Championship at Salanches, France, in 1980.
- "In the beginning of the year, I choose a few races that I want to win. Other than those races, I'm willing to work for others."
- "Cyrille Guimard does not listen to you, but in the races he is a tactical genius," on his relationship with former manager / directeur sportif Cyrille Guimard.
- "As long as I breathe, I attack."
- "He has a head, two arms, two legs, just as I," in reference to whether he fears Eddy Merckx.
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