35?!?!?! TOO OLD!?!?!?! I DON'T think so!!!

I'm 38, and in my type of cycling, I'm just a baby ... often one of the youngest ones out there.

Take a look at this site:
http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca
It is the BC Randonneur site. Randonneuring is ultra-distance cycling.

Browse around and scroll down to the Paris-Brest-Paris link:
http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/pbp/main.html
The Paris-Brest-Paris is a 1200 kilometer event, held every 4 years since the late 1800s. Participants have to do the ride in 90 hours or less, including ALL breaks ... including eating, sleeping, and everything.

From there, click on the PBP 2003 - Some Stats link, and then the Various Statistical Summaries link:
http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/pbp/sta..._stat_sum.html

OK, now scroll down to where it says:

PAR TRANCHES D'AGE des INSCRITS (age distribution of registrants):

.....< 20 ans 3
de 20 à 30 ans 141
de 30 à 40 ans 600
de 40 à 50 ans 1470
de 50 à 60 ans 1503
de 60 à 70 ans 432
.....> 70 ans 35

Yes, that says that out of the 4184 participants, 3440 (82%) were over 40 years old.

Now you tell me if you're too old.