And listen to me...

Remember that this sport is trying for the best of athletes, in most cases it takes time.

What would help is what is your background, i.e. what other sports have you done? Age? Height? Weight? Commitment level? Etc.

Like fatso and punk said have fun with it (I've never read a damn cycling book in my life) and learn as much as you can from this collective of knuckleheads.