"For all you cycling fans - remember the name Jack Bobridge. His future's bright."
Lance Armstrong's now famous original tweet

"I had heard how good he was, but I didn't know how aggressive he was. So, it's one thing to know or to hear about how strong somebody is – see their times on the track. Realise that obviously they have some potential. But then you see their true character when you're in the race. And, you know, he's 19 years old, racing against, well, you know, older guys. And he doesn't care. He lets it fly whenever he feels good, which is – which was very impressive. He's got a lot of talent, and we'll see."
Lance Armstrong after seeing him race in the TDU

''He's the real deal and deserves this result. I look forward to racing with him in the Tour Down Under.  I would love to have a kid like Bobridge. He is complete and he is aggressive, which is really cool to see for a young guy – no fear. But he needs the right program to develop him, I think.''

"That ride and that time is an absolutely phenomenal achievement and I can only offer warm congratulations to Jack. He hasn't just beaten my superman mark he has absolutely smashed the conventional world record by nearly four seconds. The performance has a Beamon-esque feel about it. It's a real jaw dropper."

Chris Boardman on Jack beating his World 4000m individual pursuit record

"He's up there with the very best physiologically, but he's also strong mentally – just like Stuart O'Grady, Bradley McGee and Robbie McEwen. What sets those riders apart is the desire to hurt themselves to get a result. Jack has that attribute, too.

"He'll win stages of the Grand Tours and, make no mistake; he'll make a menace of himself in the peloton because that's his nature."
Mike Turtur - TDU Under race director following his world time trial triumph

"He's a great talent for the future, and whoever gets him in his team is going to be very, very happy. I don't think he needs to impress anybody. He's definitely got what it takes to make it."
Alan Peiper - Team Columbia-HTC sport director on his TDU performances

"He's a big talent." Johan Bruyneel – Then Astana and long-time Armstrong team boss

"Jack is a phenomenal talent – possibly the most talented rider of his generation. He excels on the road and on the track and makes an outstanding addition to our roster. We are thrilled that he decided to join Team Garmin-Slipstream."

Jonathan Vaughters – Garmin-Slipstream Director Sportif announcing his two year ProTour contract

"This is a fabulous opportunity for our riders and for our program. The team is well respected and they understand how important it is for us to have access to riders such as Cameron and Jack at critical periods to prepare for Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Olympic Games."

Shayne Bannan, Cycling Australia National Performance Director on the Garmin signing

"This partnership provides an ideal opportunity for Australia's emerging talent to forge professional careers but to also to pursue their ambition to represent Australia in major international events. We are very pleased to formalise a relationship with a team that shares our philosophy and look forward to working with Team Garmin-Slipstream." Graham Fredericks, CEO of Cycling Australia

"He's a phenomenal talent with a heart as big as a lion". Dave Sanders his Team UniSA/AIS manager

"Jack rode very well and very aggressively in the Tour Down Under (2009) which was noticed by some of the more prominent people in the sport. His future's before him, where if he can win a Tour de France stage or a jersey that would be bloody great."
Phil Anderson our first Tour de France star

"He got away for more than 90 kilometres on a really, really hard course and I didn't think he'd have the legs to do the job on the line. But if Jack gets a sniff of a win he seems to grow another leg."

Brian Stephens, Jayco-AIS Road Team Director, following 2009 Tour of Japan stage win

I think the key one is certainly he's got a lot of talent but equal to that is just his determination to give the best that he's got every time he hops on the bike. There's no wondering with Jack. He gives you what he's got and that's one of his great attributes.

If there's one person who can handle it, is Jack. He's a pretty level-headed guy. He'd soak it up and take the good bits out of it and just move on. So I really don't think we'll have that much influence on him."
Ian McKenzie his AIS track endurance coach

"It's fair to say if Jack starts a race, he'll give everyone on the team 100 per cent and he rarely fails."

AIS national technical manager Kevin Tabotta