Originally Posted by Machka

I raced for three years ...... and I got into it because I was cycling down the road one day, and two girls came cycling along and joined me. We rode for a while together ... they told me about a local century ride going on in a few weeks time. That sounded interesting (and I ended up riding it), but then they asked me if I'd be interested in racing. They gave me some info ... and the next year I was racing.