Jens is the man.

No matter how hard you think you're riding, how far you're trying to turn yourself inside out, noone has the capacity to kill themselves on the bike like Jens Voigt. He is awesome.

AND a caffeine addict, as I found out from this:


That's not all, I love Jens' ability to have a joke, and not take it too seriously. There are hundreds of guys I ride past every day on their road bikes that are far more serious than this—and what for? Keepin it real is the way to go.

This is Jens keeping it real:


And finally, what we can all learn from Jens—how to hurt! The man's the best at this. When it all gets too hard, just say: