Originally Posted by
seypat
There's this, though. It somewhat contradicts the thread title. You might be competitive in an age grouped crit. Most likely not in a open crit.
So when I was doing mass start USA cycling races as a Cat 3, racing Masters was typically harder than racing my category. When you race Cat 3 events you’re only racing other Cat 3’s . When you race Masters it’s open to all cats, so you have cat 1’s and pros. Racing at Masters Nationals, I’ve raced against ex pro tour racers,and former Olympians. Way harder than a local Cat. 3 crit.
And I never intended this thread to be about what a great bike racer I am. Obviously not getting past Cat 3 I never set the world on fire.
it’s about not letting age limit what you can still accomplish