Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
^ In Bike racing there's pretty much a pattern. The kid who comes out and laps the field in his first race on a crap bike then does it again to the 4's then the 3's, and is winning Cat 2 races in his first year just may become elite.
The guy that takes a season to get out of the 4's is 99.9% certain to never go to Europe.
+1. Seen it a ton of times.
I have a racer who has put so many disciplined hours in it's scary. Trained to the 9's. He has become a very good cat 3. It has taken him years to do it. If he ever made it to a 2 he would most likely become so frustrated that he would quit the sport forever.
There is a genetic line. If you haven't seen it or are not familiar with how immense of a game changer it is then you haven't truly ridden with anyone who is on the other side of it. You can see it instantly.