{"id":17821,"date":"2016-01-26T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T01:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.trainerroad.com\/?p=17821"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T18:59:08","slug":"what-it-takes-to-be-the-best-an-inside-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/what-it-takes-to-be-the-best-an-inside-look\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Takes to Be the Best \u2014 An Inside Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhy do I put myself through all this pain?” For Justin Rossi, the amateur time trialist who lost first place by a mere nine seconds at the 2014 National Time Trial<\/a> Championships, it would be a fair question to ask. But he doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Rossi doesn\u2019t have time to dwell on pain or the past. Nor does he have time for excuses. What he does have time for is training, seriously hard training<\/em>. The kind of training average hobbyist cyclists praise, but often don\u2019t pursue themselves. A full-time job, family responsibilities and obligatory celebrations are common reasons to blame for many who train in their free time. That\u2019s where Rossi is different.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has an excuse. Most of this world has to be employed for a living. You\u2019re not going to make it as a bike racer unless you\u2019re the best and you can make some huge sacrifices.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the 35-year-old full-time firefighter and member of the Herbalife p\/b Marc Pro\u2014Nature’s Bakery elite cycling team, every aspect of his life, from what he puts in his mouth to the extracurricular activities he chooses, is thought about in terms of potential gains. Each potential gain represents a sacrifice. That\u2019s the story we wanted to tell. The day-to-day sacrifices, big and small, that give Justin Rossi his edge.<\/p>\n

After a little more than a year of filming parts of Rossi\u2019s inspiring cycling career, we\u2019re excited to share The Chase<\/em>, a story about his attempt at winning his most important race in 2015.<\/p>\n