Biography

Miguel Induráin was born on July 16, 1964 in Villava, Navarra, Spain. He is an actor, known for El futuro ya tiene recuerdos (2017), Tourmalet, El Camino del Mal Retorno (2023) and Un paseo por el tiempo (1995). He has been married to Marisa López since 1992. They have three children.

I am a happy man, because I can determine my own rhythm of life. No money in the world could persuade me to tie myself to something. I have earned enough to take it a bit easier now. To be free and to live a free life, that is the most beautiful thing there is.

Cycling is harder than most sports. I can tell you, it really takes it out of you.

Merckx remains the greatest cyclist of all. He dared to strain his body to the extremes. When I was racing I thought: 'They are legends, I'm just Indurain.' I will never think I'm like Merckx or Hinault.

If I had been born with an aggressive character, then maybe my palmares would have been longer. My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders. I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do. The sense for responsibility I have got from my mother.

There is something more important than winning. Dignity must come before everything, including victory in a race as important as the Tour. You can't treat people without respect.