Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I misunderstood you then. When you said they aspire to ride like the racers, and to train like them, I took that literally to mean emulate them.
Aspiring to perform as well as them, or as closely to as possible, I can see that if that's what you meant.
There's also no shortage of older guys who are trying to 'hang on' as there bodies slowly degrade. I ride with lots of guys who had impressive results when younger and are not quite ready to give up and go touring. They look for any edge they can get. And/or they appreciate nice things
