Originally Posted by croger152003
I was also curious to find out what the shortest amount of time it has taken someone to go from cat 5 to cat 1.
Well, in Greg LeMond's day, cat 4 was the lowest class, so who can say?
I'd guess at least 2 or 3 years. Where can you find the age of the youngest cat 1s?
Speaking as a recreational cyclist that races occasionally, as roadwarrior indicated, you don't get to be a cat 1 just with hard work... you also have to choose your parents carefully. Whenever I talk to a cat 1 or 2 about their training programs, I come away thinking "how many years would I have to train, just to be able to train at that level?" (Not like it could ever happen in any case.) But I digress.... not what you asked.
Whatever your aspirations, good luck! The only way to learn your limits is to reach for them!!