Originally Posted by
RiPHRaPH
I'd ride and train for a few more seasons then ride in a masters race where the chaos isn't that great.
He's 34. That means that next year his racing age will be 35. So next year he can race in any M35 fields that allow cat 5s.
Some districts discourage promoters mixing 5s and masters. Depending on where he is, he may be racing 5s anyhow. But it's not really that bad. And it's not like you can relax in the masters fields, because there are still people who do dumb things or have genuine accidents.
OP, if you're not doing race oriented group rides already, you should be.