Well, he used to do tri's before he started focusing on cycling, so I think it's a rather natural outlet for his competetive nature.

I found that whole thing on Oprah to be kind of whiney. It kind of struck me like, "Oh, I was so enamored of being engaged and so was everyone else and NO ONE told me how hard it was really going to be! Why didn't anyone tell me?" I don't know. There are a jillion 'what-to-expect-now-that-you're-engaged' books out there. Relationships are hard, but if you still believe in Cinderella romances and outcomes, you're too naive to get married, imho.