Originally Posted by DrIsotope

Go and watch a race stage sometime-- your viewpoint will change. The bulk of the peleton is 20 years old and weighs 130lbs. So you have no reason to feel inadequate, unless you're secretly 20 and 130lbs. This is why Strava allows you to sort by age and weight. There's a steep hill that's part of a race stage near my house-- in the general sorting I'm a mediocre 487/715. Sort by age or weight and I jump to 50th.

Take heart in knowing that though we may never have been as fast as they are now, someday they'll be as slow as we are.