Originally Posted by Treespeed

I hit the gym twice a week and swim 4 miles a week. Definitely not bulking up, but way more toned. Seems to me the guys I see that never do any other training other than riding always have a little Ulrich belly. I know everyone's going to take great offense and point to all of these anecdotal accounts of cyclists in fabulous shape who never do any other training. But what's the point of being some uber cyclist if you can't even run or swim a mile, or worse risk injury playing ball with your kids. In my opinioin, fitness is about well-rounded fitness. I'd be willing to bet that most pros hit the gym or some other sort of cross training.

-Marcus.