This is Riding with Kaplan, a weekly column, “What It Takes,” looking at what it takes to excel as a professional cyclist on the World Tour. I want to be sure to give credit to late Richard Ben Cramer for his groundbreaking book, “What It Takes,” which has informed my thinking on writing, reporting, and explaining what it takes to achieve one’s goals.
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