Back in the days, I used to work hard and party harder.
It’s always a though choice between having a good time with your friends, while staying healthy and in shape when you are a pro athlete. Especially mountain biking, which is a very demanding sport for the body, alcohol is the enemy.
However, if there was no fun in the mountain bike race world, if it was only work, work, work, I probably would be doing something else. Work hard, party harder.
Enjoy while you are young. It’s harder to recover when you get older – trust me I know.