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I definitely didn’t. But apparently, the guy known for surfing, hanging around campfires, and saying “alright, alright, alright” has been putting miles on a bike for years. McConaughey has been photographed riding around Malibu, has ridden with Lance Armstrong and Jake Gyllenhaal, and even competed in the 2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon. So yeah… Matthew McConaughey isn’t just a celebrity who happened to get photographed on a bike once. He’s been riding for a long time. And honestly, this is one of my favorite things about cycling. You start looking around and realize how many people you already know, athletes, actors, musicians, business owners, dads, grandparents, all have some connection to riding. You don’t have to be a racer. You don’t need a $10,000 bike. You don’t even need to be particularly fast. Sometimes you just need a bike, somewhere to go, and a reason to get outside. And apparently Matthew McConaughey figured that part out a long time ago. Who’s another celebrity you didn’t know rides?