The life of a professional cyclist is hardly a glamorous one – it’s physically exhausting (try roughly 80 serious races a year) and mentally exhausting (and here I thought riding the seawall on a sunny Saturday required a strategy).

In January we said “hasta la vista” to Vancity and headed to Denia, Spain to hang out with the BMC professional cycling team. Along for the ride was Santa Monica ambassador, Ted McDonald, who led the team through a daily yoga practice to complement their intensive training program. Check out this rad video to meet the BMC team and hear what they have to say about yoga for cycling.

(Ed’s note: BMC does not stand for “badass men’s cycling” although given the content of the video, I still think it should).