From the Daily Californian:

http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=24535

“Emily Thurston is a category one cyclist. She is also a vegan.

Thurston, a Berkeley resident, rides with Team Vegan, a Bay Area cycling team working to change a perception that athletes need animal products to perform at their peak. The team, part of the nonprofit organization OrganicAthlete, is the first elite cycling team in the United States whose members exclusively follow a vegan lifestyle…”

One thing I noticed when I became a vegan was an increase in energy and a feeling of “quickness.” This doesn’t surprise me at all.