At a bare minimum, excelling in most sports today requires conditioning in the gym. Weight lifting, plyometrics, coordination drills, etc. Cyclists don’t just ride their bikes. Footballers don’t just kick a ball around. Formula 1 drivers don’t just drive their cars.
You can find Nino Schurter’s gym workouts on YouTube (elite mountain biker). Same for some top race car drivers.
You can find Nino Schurter’s gym workouts on YouTube (elite mountain biker). Same for some top race car drivers.