They combine gym work with bike training to build strength and teamwork.
Not to mention the attention they pay to their diet and nutrition - and it all comes together in a plan that sees them hit peak performance on the day, or night.
Plus the sacrifices they make to achieve their goals - while most of the country goes on its annual over-eating and drinking summer siesta they are in a bubble, focused on winning.
Many mere mortals struggle to wind a bike up to 25km/h - these athletes are travelling at roughly 60km/h an hour.
It's a speed that is sustainable for a only short period, and on Friday Gough was part of a team that recorded the second fastest time in history.
All this at the ripe old age of 22.
The team are a smidgen away from the world record, and having picked up more valuable qualification points - with one World Cup leg to go - for next year's Tokyo Olympics, well, there are no guarantees in sport, but watch this space.
Just don't blink or you might miss them.
