"Whenever I go out on the bike, I know when I get home, I'll have a smile on my face." You might expect these to be the words of a lifelong cyclist. But no, they're coming from the mouth of former Premiership goalkeeper Ben Foster - who is telling me how, since retiring from football, he can't get enough of life on two wheels. "Every time, I get back refreshed, rested and good to go again," he says.
"Getting your head up and looking around, it is the best mental relaxation I have ever had. It's my release." Foster has gone as far as creating a cycling-themed YouTube channel, 'the Cycling GK', letting many other athletes in on his secret-that cycling is the ultimate fitness hack.
