Told ya so: Why jogging sucks and cycling rocks (but also why amateurs suck and pros rock)

This article in the Times is mostly about why you see fat guys riding bikes, and why they are a lot healthier than you think, and why cycling is hella better for you than jogging. (We'll just take our liberties here and extrapolate to say it's better than fruit-booting, too.)

But what we like about it is the writer rides with Andy Hampsten on one of his Tuscany tours. Only the New York Times sends its reporters to Tuscany to explain the existence of Fat Cyclist!

Still, even the best serious recreational cyclist is almost a different species from a professional rider. How much faster, our touring group asked Mr. Hampsten, would a professional rider go up that 15 percent grade during a race? About twice as fast as the fastest in our group, he replied.

Take that, weekend warriors!