A day in an amateur cyclist's life
Some of you might wonder how serious I am about cycling. As stated in the About me section, this is nothing serious. The more you ride, the more serious it gets, even though I wouldn't classify my cycling as particularly serious, in comparison with many other amateur cyclists. I do train yes, I talk about season and off season, yes, If you ask some of my friends they'd probably think I spend too much time with the bike, yes. Cycling is kind of a lifestyle and immediately when you want to progress in an endurance sport, it takes time. So even if I'm not too serious about it (because I have a budget), I like to make the most out of it. So how does a day in an not-too-serious cyclist's life look like?
A proper breakfast, something you often wouldn't have time to have. But critical, especially if you have a day in the saddle
A cyclist is nothing without coffee
This is when you know it's off season
So instead of going out for a ride you head for the local gym
Did I mention coffee already? Italian coffee
After workout (not pint) shake
Never forget about food. A snack every now and then keeps you going. And yes I do eat a lot of pasta (especially during summer), but I didn't want to make pasta just to show you a picture of pasta.
So this is how today looked like. Of course I switch between gym and indoor cycling from day to day, but today was a gym day. To finance a pretty expensive hobby, one of course needs to go to work as well. Not to mention I still have some stuff undone before I graduate (cycling isn't helping studies either). But no one's (me), interested in work or study related stuff, so no excel sheets or academic papers here.
And to show the difference between an amateur like me and a professional, take a look at the video below, and you'll understand...
Enjoy!