As someone in the 40-44 AG, this kind of crap pisses me off so much. As anyone around this age knows, you can still perform very close to your potential in races longer than 15 to 20 minutes, but you have to do everything absolutely perfectly in training and recovery or you will fall apart. Androgenic agents are the easy road, as you can get the same testosterone levels as that of a 25 year old and subsequently recover like them. Doping in this age category is nothing more then pure narcissism. I actually think it is even worse than doping in the pro field in some respects, because at least they arguably do it to put food on the table.
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Maybe it’s because I have a demanding job, a houseful of young kids and a very active family
But………I’m sometimes just as angry with the guys in our AG who don’t have the same obligations and have way more discretionary time (to sleep, train, recover, etc). They arguably, too, have a massive advantage over me
Of course getting 9hrs of sleep, or having 25hrs / week to train, isn’t wrong or cheating (and doping is of course wrong and shouldn’t be allowed)
But, those (legal) advantages are just as out of reach for me, as an (illegal) 25 year olds Testosterone levels
I think masters cycling should only be for dudes who have never been a pro, consistently work 50+ hours a week with a family. Everyone else should have to race with the kids =)
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Pros have kids too. By the time you are a masters, most likely you career path has set a less demanding work load for proper training and recovery
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