Well beer contains B vitamins that can help protect against heart disease (B6 rises by 30% in your blood when drinking beer apparently). I've read people who drink 1 or 2 pints of beer per day have been found to have 30-40% *less* risk of heart disease than people who don't. It's made with cereal grains and yeast... which are good. It raises HDL in the blood to help reduce the risk of blood clots. It's good for you and your cycling lifestyle!

Meanwhile, Gatorade has been found to be more harmful to your teeth than soda, energy drinks, or fruit juice. So there you go.. beer is a delicious, healthy food that helps you pedal your bike faster and with a stronger heart and Gatorade makes you look like a one-toothed hillbilly from a Bugs Bunny cartoon.