Originally Posted by Al Bundy

I'm 59 and I've been off the bike for 10 years. 10 years back a typical week was a long climbing ride, a semi aggressive club training ride and a couple of sub hour trainer SS sessions on the trainer. Best guess at FTP was 230 at 165lbs. I did not race but have enjoyed longer group rides the toughest of which was Markleeville Death ride in a bit over 10hours and I'd like to go back and get another jersey. So nothing spectacular, perhaps a fairly typical MAMIL sportif rider at best. Current goal is 1 day Seattle to Portland in 2024.
Recently retired I now have time... Weight is coming down from 195 to a target of 154 (5'7"). I am on a diet of 1hour per day on a trainer at 120W until I get my heart rate drift down to ~10bpm at which point I will take a ramp test and reassess.