INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RIDERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE
GLORIA LIU, WHEN I FOUND
FLANNEL, P. 3 6 When I was a beginner, a
cycling coach told me that
it takes five years for your
body to fully physiologically
adapt to consistent training.
What stuck in my head was
that I had a lot of upside to
gain if I simply kept riding.
I thought about that a lot
when I’d go out on rides and
get smoked by more experi-
enced cyclists. When I hit the
five-year mark and looked
back, I was a totally different
rider. ALSO: My pre-race
or pre-big-ride breakfast is
always oatmeal with maple
syrup, peanut butter, and
cinnamon.4 BICYCLING.COM • ISSUE 5 Photograph byNATALIE R. STARR