"If I were that bike, I'd clean up my act."
- A bike messenger passing by
"Ever since third grade, he's been an anarchist."
- Worried father
"It seems as if we've found the end of the universe."
- World famous astronomist
"They concluded the first thing you eat after waking up, no matter how late, is indeed breakfast."
- Earwitness
"I never told him, but his shadow always did look much better than his flesh-self."
- long time friend
"... and we found that more than 77% of the N.Y. residents would prefer to live by the water because..."
- CNN survey analyst
"As we closed in, we heard him working on his "you talkin' to me" line."
- Hollywood producer
"I'm sorry, but if you lie down it looks OK again."
- Wind
"Statistically, Mexican women are much more likely to fall off a bike."
- Helmet salesman, Tijuana
"I rode so hard I puked my guts out!"
- Bike, post-race interview