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WHAT IS YOUR BEST EATING HABIT? YOUR WORST?

I’ve trained myself to eat any time I have a fleeting thought of food while I’m riding. A lot of folks wait until they’re really hungry because they don’t want to take time or effort to eat on the bike. I’ve learned that I perform better if I’m eating before I get to the grumpy hunger stage. My worst eating habit . . . I eat a lot of junk food while I’m riding.

HAS YOUR APPROACH TO FOOD, IN RELATION TO PERFORMANCE, CHANGED OVER TIME?

We’re marketed a lot of performance nutrition that’s supposed to be formulated specifically for our sports. I went through a phase where I was buying protein bars and energy gel packets because I thought it was going to make me perform better. You can only choke down so many Clif Bars and sport waffles on a 150-mile ride before you never want to eat another bar or waffle again.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD INDULGENCE AT THE END OF THE DAY?

One giant apple fritter, please!

LIGHTNING ROUND: DOGS OR CATS? VAN, SUV, OR TRUCK? DOWN OR FLEECE?