Originally Posted by
cccorlew
This question is partly determined by who you picked for parents.
I rode about 8000 miles last year. This year I've been doing planned intervals, and working really hard at them, while mixing in some longer rides.
I'm still super slow. So slow I couldn't compete in cat 6 or 7 if there were such things. Sure, I feel better, and I may be slightly better off than I was before, but I will never be quick enough to race. That's life.
You may be on the other end, with the right genes, ready to rock with minimal, but intense training. I hope you are, because it sure looks like fun.
+1 except I don't train as hard as I've accepted who I am and what my limitations are (not that you haven't).
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"