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Forget curls and stuff like calve raises for the mean time. They will not do anything useful for you on the bike unless you have a specific problem like injury.
If you want to work on your arms while achieving something more useful, do chin ups. Will help build a lot of stabilising muscle on your back which will make you more rigid on the bike. This will make you faster/more efficient while sprinting and less prone to fatigue when in the saddle for a long time. It will also help reduce likely hood of injury in a crash.*
I tried riding around a BMX track after a couple years of weight training, and the upper body strength I had was like a rocked booster.
Barbell Squats, deadlifts and single leg presses (yes on a machine) is probably what you want to spend most weight room time on.