How to Become a Professional Cyclist

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Cycle every day.. Build your strength.. Eat right to fuel your workouts.

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Steps

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Cycle every day.

Step 1

Cycle every day.

2

Build your strength.

Step 2

Build your strength.

3

Eat right to fuel your workouts.

Step 3

Eat right to fuel your workouts.

4

Increase your power by using tools and adding resistance.

Step 4

Increase your power by using tools and adding resistance.

5

Familiarize yourself with UCI rules.

Step 5

Familiarize yourself with UCI rules.

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Start as young as you can.

Step 6

Start as young as you can.

7

Cycle with others.

Step 7

Cycle with others.

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Have friends that cycle too.

Step 8

Have friends that cycle too.

9

Ride with people who are better than you.

Step 9

Ride with people who are better than you.

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Find a coach to help you improve your times and technique.

Step 10

Find a coach to help you improve your times and technique.

11

Get the lay of the land.

Step 11

Get the lay of the land.

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Take a page from the pro's book.

Step 12

Take a page from the pro's book.

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Practice key skills.

Step 13

Practice key skills.

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Select an event that you want to specialize in.

Step 14

Select an event that you want to specialize in.

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Ensure that you have a flexible job to support your cycling.

Step 15

Ensure that you have a flexible job to support your cycling.

16

Enter local races.

Step 16

Enter local races.

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Find a sponsor.

Step 17

Find a sponsor.

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Enter in bigger contests as you become better and faster.

Step 18

Enter in bigger contests as you become better and faster.

19

Hope to meet a scout.

Step 19

Hope to meet a scout.

20

Accept offers.

Step 20

Accept offers.

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