England goalkeeper, F1 driver, Olympic 10,000m champion, Tour de France contender… In my head during younger, more idle moments I often imagined the untold adulation and riches that would be mine as I achieved sporting greatness. The reality, of course, is that the closest I’ve come to any of this is riding a sportive on a Tour stage, watching a penalty shootout in the pub and holding a clean driving licence. I know that I’m, at best, an average cyclist and runner, a bloody awful footballer and can drive a car... When it comes to cycling John Whitney also knows that he’s ‘average’, especially when compared to Tour champ Chris Froome. And lucky John has scientific evidence to back up his ‘averageness’. Turn to page 114 to find out more.…