Men's Health, our cover star speaks exclusive to Alastair Campbell for our Talking Heads series of interviews about the importance of mental health and his love/hate relationship with cycling. “They went hand in hand.
I had an acute ability to understand my body inside out. I don’t think I had extreme physical talent, it was an understanding of how to make the bike faster.
In time trials, I could ride to one watt of where I was meant to be. Others surge and go 50 watts over. I could manage it – like a car’s cruise control.
That’s physical and mental together. ” “I have to have routine. Training every day, it’s important. Not drinking too much… With my depression, if I’m not looking after myself it manifests more like a mania.
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