heart attacks & cycling...

On Jan 11, 5:41 am, Crescentius Vespasianus <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

After the heart attack death of Mike
Janellehttp://mikejanelle.com/at age
40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time
to revisit is cycling dangerous to your
health.  We have seen many cases where
pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks
in the 50's and rarely make it past
their 60's, I think someone, somewhere
should really study what cycling does to
the heart.  Is it the strain on the
heart, that eventually weakens it, why
does cycling usually lead to a fatal
heart attack?  We owe to the fallen, to
find the real answer.

Still looking for an excuse to give up cycling?

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/ at
age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where pro-cyclists
often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it past their 60's,
I think someone, somewhere should really study what cycling does to the
heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that eventually weakens it, why
does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart attack? We owe to the fallen,
to find the real answer.

I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me. It would
have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew CPR. We had just
finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting at a local coffee shop and I
just collapsed, no warning, no typical chest pains, or any of the normal
things associated with heart attacks. The only reasons I didn't have major
brain damage according to my Dr. was I was in good shape and probably would
have had the attack years ago if I had not been a rider.

Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just plain
walking is not going to not help you.

DI said:

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/ at
age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where pro-cyclists
often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it past their 60's,
I think someone, somewhere should really study what cycling does to the
heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that eventually weakens it, why
does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart attack? We owe to the fallen,
to find the real answer.

I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me. It would
have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew CPR. We had just
finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting at a local coffee shop and I
just collapsed, no warning, no typical chest pains, or any of the normal
things associated with heart attacks. The only reasons I didn't have major
brain damage according to my Dr. was I was in good shape and probably would
have had the attack years ago if I had not been a rider.

Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just plain
walking is not going to not help you.

---------------
Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but
what I'm talking about is uber-training,
long endurance rides. I remember
reading about the doomed antarctic
expedition of Ernest Shackleton
1914-1916, when he and his men did some
super human things to survive, but after
they all were eventually rescued, and
went back to England, none lived past
their 50's.
------from wiki
Despite the events of the Endurance
Expedition, Shackleton traveled again to
the Antarctic aboard Quest. Although
some of his former crew members had not
received all of their pay from the
Endurance Expedition, many of them
signed on with their former "boss". The
trip's purpose was to circumnavigate
Antarctica by sea. However, when the
party arrived in Rio de Janeiro,
Shackleton fell ill after a heart
attack. Even so, he refused to return
the ship to England or seek treatment,
and Quest continued south.[27]

On January 4, 1922, the ship arrived off
the coast of South Georgia. In the early
morning hours, expedition member Macklin
was called to Shackleton's cabin and
noticed that he was ill. Macklin
suggested to Shackleton that he "take
things easier in the future", to which
the reply was: "You are always wanting
me to give up something, what do you
want me to give up now?"

These would be the last words spoken by
Sir Ernest Shackleton. A few moments
later, at 2:50 a.m. on January 5, 1922,
he suffered a fatal heart attack at the
age of 47. His men offered to return his
body to Britain; however a message was
received from Shackleton's wife asking
that he be buried in South Georgia. On
March 5, 1922, Ernest Shackleton was
buried at Grytviken, South Georgia.[27][28]
------------
These uber efforts, I think, suck the
life out of you.

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/ at
age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where pro-cyclists
often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it past their
60's, I think someone, somewhere should really study what cycling does
to the heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that eventually weakens
it, why does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart attack? We owe to
the fallen, to find the real answer.

I wonder if a study has been done of percentage of riders who suffer
heart attacks versus runners or walkers or skiers or whatever versus
those who don't exercise at all. If you think that cycling is going to
cause you to have a heart attack then maybe you should stop riding.
Personally I think that the 20+ pounds I lost since taking up cycling is
better for my health than being 20+ pounds heavier. Plus my resting
heart rate is now way low, somewhere between 35 and 40.

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

DI said:

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/
at age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where pro-cyclists
often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it past their
60's, I think someone, somewhere should really study what cycling
does to the heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that eventually
weakens it, why does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart attack?
We owe to the fallen, to find the real answer.

I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me. It
would have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew CPR.
We had just finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting at a local
coffee shop and I just collapsed, no warning, no typical chest pains,
or any of the normal things associated with heart attacks. The only
reasons I didn't have major brain damage according to my Dr. was I was
in good shape and probably would have had the attack years ago if I
had not been a rider.

Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just
plain walking is not going to not help you.

---------------
Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but what I'm talking about is
uber-training, long endurance rides. I remember reading about the
doomed antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton 1914-1916, when he and
his men did some super human things to survive, but after they all were
eventually rescued, and went back to England, none lived past their 50's.
------from wiki
Despite the events of the Endurance Expedition, Shackleton traveled
again to the Antarctic aboard Quest. Although some of his former crew
members had not received all of their pay from the Endurance Expedition,
many of them signed on with their former "boss". The trip's purpose was
to circumnavigate Antarctica by sea. However, when the party arrived in
Rio de Janeiro, Shackleton fell ill after a heart attack. Even so, he
refused to return the ship to England or seek treatment, and Quest
continued south.[27]

On January 4, 1922, the ship arrived off the coast of South Georgia. In
the early morning hours, expedition member Macklin was called to
Shackleton's cabin and noticed that he was ill. Macklin suggested to
Shackleton that he "take things easier in the future", to which the
reply was: "You are always wanting me to give up something, what do you
want me to give up now?"

These would be the last words spoken by Sir Ernest Shackleton. A few
moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on January 5, 1922, he suffered a fatal
heart attack at the age of 47. His men offered to return his body to
Britain; however a message was received from Shackleton's wife asking
that he be buried in South Georgia. On March 5, 1922, Ernest Shackleton
was buried at Grytviken, South Georgia.[27][28]
------------
These uber efforts, I think, suck the life out of you.

You thought that professional sport was healthy? It's not. Not to speak
of those silly expeditions.

Lou

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

After the heart attack death of Mike
Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/ at age
40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time
to revisit is cycling dangerous to your
health. We have seen many cases where
pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks
in the 50's and rarely make it past
their 60's, I think someone, somewhere
should really study what cycling does to
the heart. Is it the strain on the
heart, that eventually weakens it, why
does cycling usually lead to a fatal
heart attack? We owe to the fallen, to
find the real answer.

This is a bunch of horseeee............
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Bill Sornson said:

This is a bunch of horseeee............
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Bill "someone call 91hjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjzvm vgp'nbkmg ?>" S.

WTF?

Just A User said:

Bill Sornson said:

This is a bunch of horseeee............
g

hj
lk
plm

bllrrrbbbbbbbbbbbbbb,s,

Bill "someone call 91hjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjzvm vgp'nbkmg ?>"
S.

WTF?

Work on it.

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but what I'm talking about is
uber-training, long endurance rides. I remember reading about the doomed
antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton 1914-1916, when he and his men
did some super human things to survive, but after they all were eventually
rescued, and went back to England, none lived past their 50's.

That may of course be skewed by the fact that a lot of them got sent to the
trenches on their return.

cheers,
clive

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/ at
age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where pro-cyclists
often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it past their
60's, I think someone, somewhere should really study what cycling does
to the heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that eventually weakens
it, why does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart attack? We owe to
the fallen, to find the real answer.

That's an incident. The trend is more to Bartali, Kitching, Anquetil
than Pantani or Coppi.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

DI said:

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/
at age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where pro-cyclists
often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it past their
60's, I think someone, somewhere should really study what cycling
does to the heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that eventually
weakens it, why does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart attack?
We owe to the fallen, to find the real answer.

I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me. It
would have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew CPR.
We had just finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting at a local
coffee shop and I just collapsed, no warning, no typical chest pains,
or any of the normal things associated with heart attacks. The only
reasons I didn't have major brain damage according to my Dr. was I was
in good shape and probably would have had the attack years ago if I
had not been a rider.

Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just
plain walking is not going to not help you.

---------------
Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but what I'm talking about is
uber-training, long endurance rides. I remember reading about the
doomed antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton 1914-1916, when he and
his men did some super human things to survive, but after they all were
eventually rescued, and went back to England, none lived past their 50's.
------from wiki
Despite the events of the Endurance Expedition, Shackleton traveled
again to the Antarctic aboard Quest. Although some of his former crew
members had not received all of their pay from the Endurance Expedition,
many of them signed on with their former "boss". The trip's purpose was
to circumnavigate Antarctica by sea. However, when the party arrived in
Rio de Janeiro, Shackleton fell ill after a heart attack. Even so, he
refused to return the ship to England or seek treatment, and Quest
continued south.[27]

On January 4, 1922, the ship arrived off the coast of South Georgia. In
the early morning hours, expedition member Macklin was called to
Shackleton's cabin and noticed that he was ill. Macklin suggested to
Shackleton that he "take things easier in the future", to which the
reply was: "You are always wanting me to give up something, what do you
want me to give up now?"

These would be the last words spoken by Sir Ernest Shackleton. A few
moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on January 5, 1922, he suffered a fatal
heart attack at the age of 47. His men offered to return his body to
Britain; however a message was received from Shackleton's wife asking
that he be buried in South Georgia. On March 5, 1922, Ernest Shackleton
was buried at Grytviken, South Georgia.[27][28]
------------
These uber efforts, I think, suck the life out of you.

Again you mistake the incident for the trend. I know/knew several Bataan
survivors and what about Sir Edmund Hillary? They are more the norm.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Quoted message said:

Bill Sornson said:

This is a bunch of horseeee............
g
hj
lk
plm
bllrrrbbbbbbbbbbbbbb,s,
Bill "someone call 91hjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjzvm vgp'nbkmg ?>" S.

Just A User said:

WTF?

Typographical effect of a myocardial infarction in progress.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

DI said:

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/
> at age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time to revisit is cycling
> dangerous to your health. We have seen many cases where
> pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make
> it past their 60's, I think someone, somewhere should really study
> what cycling does to the heart. Is it the strain on the heart, that
> eventually weakens it, why does cycling usually lead to a fatal
> heart attack? We owe to the fallen, to find the real answer.

I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me. It
would have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew CPR.
We had just finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting at a local
coffee shop and I just collapsed, no warning, no typical chest pains,
or any of the normal things associated with heart attacks. The only
reasons I didn't have major brain damage according to my Dr. was I
was in good shape and probably would have had the attack years ago if
I had not been a rider.

Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just
plain walking is not going to not help you.

---------------
Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but what I'm talking about is
uber-training, long endurance rides. I remember reading about the
doomed antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton 1914-1916, when he
and his men did some super human things to survive, but after they all
were eventually rescued, and went back to England, none lived past
their 50's.
------from wiki
Despite the events of the Endurance Expedition, Shackleton traveled
again to the Antarctic aboard Quest. Although some of his former crew
members had not received all of their pay from the Endurance
Expedition, many of them signed on with their former "boss". The
trip's purpose was to circumnavigate Antarctica by sea. However, when
the party arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Shackleton fell ill after a heart
attack. Even so, he refused to return the ship to England or seek
treatment, and Quest continued south.[27]

On January 4, 1922, the ship arrived off the coast of South Georgia.
In the early morning hours, expedition member Macklin was called to
Shackleton's cabin and noticed that he was ill. Macklin suggested to
Shackleton that he "take things easier in the future", to which the
reply was: "You are always wanting me to give up something, what do
you want me to give up now?"

These would be the last words spoken by Sir Ernest Shackleton. A few
moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on January 5, 1922, he suffered a fatal
heart attack at the age of 47. His men offered to return his body to
Britain; however a message was received from Shackleton's wife asking
that he be buried in South Georgia. On March 5, 1922, Ernest
Shackleton was buried at Grytviken, South Georgia.[27][28]
------------
These uber efforts, I think, suck the life out of you.

Again you mistake the incident for the trend. I know/knew several Bataan
survivors and what about Sir Edmund Hillary? They are more the norm.

You know he died yesterday at an age of 88?

Lou

"Crescentius Vespasianus" wrote: (clip) We have seen many cases where

Quoted message said:

pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks in the 50's and rarely make it
past their 60's, (clip) why does cycling usually lead to a fatal heart
attack? (clip)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It may be reasonable to say that pro cyclists rarely make it past their
60's, but not in the sense you meant it. Very few pro athletes are still
active in their 60's. That's different from saying they mostly are dead of
heart attacks. Cycling does not usually lead to a fatal heart attack. Some
cyclists die of heart attacks. Many non-cyclists die of heart attacks. I
don't have any idea what the relative percentages are, but neither do you.

"A Muzi" wrote: Typographical effect of a myocardial infarction in
progress.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Or a cat walking on the keyboard. Don't ask me[poj k -w09jkas[ HOW I -osivm
know osavp[aojmb

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> "Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote
>> After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle
>> http://mikejanelle.com/ at age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's
>> time to revisit is cycling dangerous to your health. We have seen
>> many cases where pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks in the
>> 50's and rarely make it past their 60's, I think someone, somewhere
>> should really study what cycling does to the heart. Is it the
>> strain on the heart, that eventually weakens it, why does cycling
>> usually lead to a fatal heart attack? We owe to the fallen, to
>> find the real answer.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

DI wrote:
> I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me. It
> would have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew
> CPR. We had just finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting
> at a local coffee shop and I just collapsed, no warning, no typical
> chest pains, or any of the normal things associated with heart
> attacks. The only reasons I didn't have major brain damage
> according to my Dr. was I was in good shape and probably would have
> had the attack years ago if I had not been a rider.
> Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just
> plain walking is not going to not help you.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but what I'm talking about is
uber-training, long endurance rides. I remember reading about the
doomed antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton 1914-1916, when he

-snip omigod we're all gonna die-

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

These would be the last words spoken by Sir Ernest Shackleton. A few
moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on January 5, 1922, he suffered a fatal
heart attack at the age of 47. His men offered to return his body to
Britain; however a message was received from Shackleton's wife asking
that he be buried in South Georgia. On March 5, 1922, Ernest
Shackleton was buried at Grytviken, South Georgia.[27][28]
These uber efforts, I think, suck the life out of you.

Quoted message said:

A Muzi said:

Again you mistake the incident for the trend. I know/knew several
Bataan survivors and what about Sir Edmund Hillary? They are more the
norm.

Lou Holtman said:

You know he died yesterday at an age of 88?

That's why I mentioned him.

Our white hairs signal to the tribe that we should be left by the trail
when they move on. Anything after 40 is gravy.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> "Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote
>>> After the heart attack death of Mike Janelle
>>>http://mikejanelle.com/at age 40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's
>>> time to revisit is cycling dangerous to your health.  We have seen
>>> many cases where pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks in the
>>> 50's and rarely make it past their 60's, I think someone, somewhere
>>> should really study what cycling does to the heart.  Is it the
>>> strain on the heart, that eventually weakens it, why does cycling
>>> usually lead to a fatal heart attack?  We owe to the fallen, to
>>> find the real answer.
> DI wrote:
>> I recently suffered a heart attack which should have killed me.  It
>> would have if it had not been for fellow bike riders who knew
>> CPR.    We had just finished a morning 8 mile ride and was sitting
>> at a local coffee shop and I just collapsed, no warning, no typical
>> chest pains, or any of the normal things associated with heart
>> attacks.   The only reasons I didn't have major brain damage
>> according to my Dr. was I was in good shape and probably would have
>> had the attack years ago if I had not been a rider.
>> Don't believe that exercise, whether if be cycling, running, or just
>> plain walking is not going to not help  you.
Crescentius Vespasianus wrote:
> Moderate exercise is most likely ok, but what I'm talking about is
> uber-training, long endurance rides.  I remember reading about the
> doomed antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton 1914-1916, when he

-snip omigod we're all gonna die-

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> These would be the last words spoken by Sir Ernest Shackleton. A few
> moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on January 5, 1922, he suffered a fatal
> heart attack at the age of 47. His men offered to return his body to
> Britain; however a message was received from Shackleton's wife asking
> that he be buried in South Georgia. On March 5, 1922, Ernest
> Shackleton was buried at Grytviken, South Georgia.[27][28]
> These uber efforts, I think, suck the life out of you.

A Muzi said:

Again you mistake the incident for the trend. I know/knew several
Bataan survivors and what about Sir Edmund Hillary? They are more the
norm.

Lou Holtman said:

You know he died yesterday at an age of 88?

That's why I mentioned him.

Our white hairs signal to the tribe that we should be left by the trail
when they move on. Anything after 40 is gravy.

"Anything after 40"??? Yikes. Guess I'm planning on a long ride on the
gravy train. ;-)

Leo Lichtman said:

"A Muzi" wrote: Typographical effect of a myocardial infarction in
progress.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Or a cat walking on the keyboard. Don't ask me[poj k -w09jkas[ HOW I -osivm
know osavp[aojmb

Or perhaps a person suffering from some sort of muscle seizure of some sort.

"Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

After the heart attack death of Mike
Janelle http://mikejanelle.com/ at age
40 over Thanksgiving, I think it's time
to revisit is cycling dangerous to your
health. We have seen many cases where
pro-cyclists often die of heart attacks
in the 50's and rarely make it past
their 60's, I think someone, somewhere
should really study what cycling does to
the heart. Is it the strain on the
heart, that eventually weakens it, why
does cycling usually lead to a fatal
heart attack? We owe to the fallen, to
find the real answer.

There are too many contributing factors to heart disease: genetics,
smoking, lifestyle and diet are all contributing factors.

These have all been scientifically established causal factors with
genetics being number one. Stress and a sedentary lifestyle also
contribute to the problem.

Two years ago I lucked out and got to the hospital before I had a heart
attack. I had a 95% blockage in one of my coronary arteries. They put in 2
stents and I've been fine since then. There was no damage to my heart.

I started cycling again about 3 months after the incident and watched my
diet better. Now all my test results come back better than normal and my
doctors are amazed at my recovery and commented that cycling was probably
a positive contribution to this.

Before the incident my cholesterol, blood pressure and other contributing
elements were high normal . I smoked for a few years when I was young and
I was exposed to second hand smoke for 3/4 of my life. I also grew up
eating a diet high in cholesterol and fat.

I blame added work related stress that developed 6 months prior to my
almost heart attack as the main cause of the problem. I was exhausted
after work which led to a sedentary life style so I didn't get much
exercise.

My best friend that I grew up with had a fatal heart attack when he was
35. He smoked cigars, worked at a high stress job and ate very high
cholesterol foods. Two months later his father who lived a similar
lifestyle suffered the same fate.

I'm 64 and at least a third of the people I grew up with or my current
friends have had some form of coronary health issues. Heart disease is the
number one cause of death in the US with Cancer number 2 and Stroke number
3.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm

Another issue that I think is greatly overlooked in competitive athletes
is the "Type A Behavioral Pattern" or "Type A Personality" which includes
the excessive desire to win. You have to be driven to put in the time to
become a top cyclist. This kind of stress has been shown to be a
contributing factor in heart disease.

"Type A behavior was first described as a potential risk factor in
coronary disease in the 1950s by cardiologists Meyer Friedman and R. H.
Rosenman. After a nine-year study of over 3,000 healthy men, aged 35-59,
Friedman & Rosenman estimated that Type A behavior doubles the risk of
coronary heart disease in otherwise healthy individuals."

Are you Type A? Here's a simple Type A - Type B personality test. It only
takes a minute or two.

http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/type_a_personality_access.html

Other unknown factors are effects of drugs including caffeine and dietary
supplements plus banned performance enhancing drugs and activities.

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant plus it also increases
blood pressure and can increase stress hormone levels by over 30%.

http://my.cardiovalens.com/articles/articledisplay.asp?articledetail_id=mrf_cofe&article_id=mrf

This brings into question the value of the "Coffee Ride".

So cycling and other competitive sports are probably not that big of a
contributing factor to heart disease.

Chas.