I'm 53 and got started cycling about 6 or 7 years ago. One thing I noticed though, is that people my age that have been hard at since they were kids, they're all 25 years past their prime and getting slower every day. On the other hand, I lost a bunch of weight when I started cycling, and have the potential to be the best I've ever been at it, right now. So I may not be better that those guys that have been doing it since their youth, but I have a little different outlook on it all.

Or another way to look at is, I'm getting faster every day and Lance Armstrong is getting slower every day...so it's only a matter of time!