Sure, I'll still do some sprints occasionally.

Just last Monday, I joined the local club's Double Expresso Coffee Ride. It's a pretty fast pace line, with a few sprint spots. At 67, I was the oldest guy on the ride, by maybe a good 10 years or more.

The ride has this long, flat straightaway that ends with a sprint before the coffee stop. The leadout train was doing a steady 25mph, and I was sitting third. A new (and young) guy to the ride sprinted by from behind, so I jumped on his wheel, gave it everything I could, and I beat him at the line with a bike throw. My top speed was 31.8 mph, max cadence 115, max power 12.1 W/kg. Not quite my best ever numbers, but pretty close. I was happy to discover that I still have some zip in the legs.

Strava says my power profile pegs me as an all-rounder (here I thought I was a climber ), and that I need to add just 9W to my 30-second power to move up from "Semi-Pro" to "National Star". Ha! Who at Strava makes up these titles?



Aw, now I have to go try some 30-second sprints. Strava, you evil temptress!