WEIGHT TRAINING FOR CYCLISTS? DO CYCLISTS NEED STRENGTH TRAINING? READ FOR MY ANSWER.....

The answer is: YES!!! 

I have done a lot of reading lately on sports specific exercises for cyclists.  Is strength training really necessary?  Does only cardiovascular training help?There are different schools of thought on this.  The article that I found to be the most interesting and that made the most sense is one  that I found on www.cyclesportcoaching.com.  It's too much to paraphrase, so I am attaching the entire article.  Click on the link and read on... it's interesting and fascinating and makes a lot of sense!  This article is like GOLD to me!  

http://www.cyclesportcoaching.com/Files/CyclingSpecificStrengthTraining.pdf