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Interesting facts: Activities I enjoy besides cycling include: cross-country skiing (skate), lifting weights, listening to music, using Macintosh computers, reading, and cooking.

More from Andrew:

• It’s never too late. Everyone has to start somewhere, so go at your own pace.

• I don’t have a “favorite” snack, but several easy foods tide me over when I’m on the go: fruit, legumes, whole grain cereal and bagels can be good, quick sources of high-octane fuel before workouts.

• To get into cycling, I recommend talking to people at a local bicycle shop. They will most likely be able to put you in contact with a bicycling club.

• Perhaps the biggest thing I’ve learned about sports nutrition is that paying attention to it can make your dreams come true, and neglecting it can be your undoing.

• In the end, all of the training and determination in the world can be undone by something as simple as eating or drinking too little.

• Training a lot is the nature of cycling. My competition trains a lot, so I’m forced to train.

• The riders who are in the best shape will almost always be the fastest.