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I trained and rode with Ryan in 2006. He is a super nice and genuine guy who loves the sport and riding and training. He’s no scientist but he does his best to understand nutrition and training and had years of experience going really fucking hard and learning as much as possible from people with phds. If you look at his supplements they are as legit as anything else out there. He’s also motivated by his father dying young of cancer. He comes off as intense but I appreciate that more than the typical blasé bullshit attitude most people have...

Looking at both of knee reconstruction scars, he still has quite the mobility. Even if he's a little off center, he is a freaking tough as nuts beast. I don't recall him being a dirty rider or having a beef with a rider. Never a bad word about the manufacturers either. I'm closing in on 60yo and the chain break before the finish line and him pushing across only to lose the title is etched in my mind and most likely shaped my opinion on him. Mentioning my age only for any forgotten friction he may have had in his...