Originally Posted by
mdadams1
Have there been any studies done of 13 year old cyclists training too hard? Doing 100 mile plus rides with 2-3 mile hills with a 7-9 percent grade? Can anyone point me to some studies. I know a kid who does this kind of training frequently. He is very intense and self motivated. No one is pressuring him. Before he became a cyclist he was the say way running cross country. Extremely competitive in everything. I am concerned. Should I? His parents are in awe of his accomplishments....
I say good for him. When I was a kid we rode our bikes everywhere, Mom and Dad didn't run us into town, we rode our bikes. If we were coming home after dark they came in and picked us and our bikes up. I never remember a hill being to hard or to long at 13.