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"the last time i'd ridden 200 miles, i felt awful the next day, like i'd been hit by a truck. after the solvang race i woke up and felt hardly a touch of soreness. i also felt like i could easily ride another 200, and i realized that i'd entered another world, the realm of instant recovery. i'll be frank: it was a reassuring kind of world, and i could see why people might want to stay there." | stuart stevens. drug test.