Originally Posted by
Flatballer
I'm interested in this. You guys don't think that with a lot of hard work a somewhat athletic person who picks up cycling at age 20 can get to Cat 1 at some point in their life?
A talented person could pretty reliably do it in 2 years. Most mere mortals tend to poop out at CAT3 or maybe 2.
Work hard and getting to at least a 2 is a totally reasonable goal. Why set the bar low anyway? If you don't make it, at least you busted your ass trying.