THE 1 THING PROS DO AND AMATEURS DON'T, BUT COULD

Amateur (noun)

1784, "one who has a taste for some art, study, or pursuit, but does not practice it," from French amateur "one who loves, lover" , from Latin amatorem  "lover, friend," agent noun from amatus, past participle of amare "to love"

Pros love racing.

Amateurs don't love racing enough.

It shows in everything pros do.
Sponsored or not.

Amateurs wing it.
Pros leave nothing to chance.

Weekend warriors vs.
Every Day Is RaceDay. 

Every single day the pro works on their craft.  They rest like pros, eat like pros, sleep like pros, recover like pros, train like pros.

It's not a matter of time as much as it's a matter of dedication and consistency.

I've seen amateurs spend ride a lot, spend immense sums of cash...

... only to be smoked by a pro on a mid-level bike, holding a fulltime job.

Amateurs diet.
Pros fuel.

Amateurs race.
Pros race to win.

And before you get all itsnotaboutwinning on me, you know where I stand on that...

... the pro leaves nothing on the battlefield, win or lose.

Amateurs take two pedal strokes, and coast.
Pros keep pedaling.

Here's a little pro secret:  it's easy to maintain pro once you...