Like most kids, I cycled and like most adults, I stopped once I got a job. I progressed to training with Base2Race, who got me racing with the Irish Veteran Cycling Association which is a league for over-40s for men and over-35s for women. Group ridesLet me tell you, 90km at 40km/h certainly opens the lungs, clears the head and earns you your share of the wine that evening. There are great local cycling clubs around the country who host group rides for various abilities most weekends and it’s a great way of getting out and about while keeping mentally and physically fit. Now my “what ifs” are all about where I might be if I hadn’t missed those precious cycling years between childhood and 2009.

Source: The Irish Times March 11, 2018 06:00 UTC