Originally Posted by
work4bike
Many say that if you want to improve your cycling, you just need to ride more, but that's just not true, despite it sounding totally logical.
Well sure it is. As evidenced by the vast majority of very fast bike racers throughout the decades.
If you want to lift weights, do so. But asserting that it's necessary to improve at cycling is simply made-up and ridiculous. There are 101 ways to train for endurance sports; weights, running, general fitness activities, yoga, or any of another dozen activities may or may not be a part of that. Do what you enjoy and have fun with it. Don't make something up to try and justify it, though.