Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby Derny Driver » Mon May 13, 2013 11:57 pm
Get a track bike and win the Latrobe wheelrace, that'll get you noticed.
Good luck
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby 15wilsonwu » Tue May 14, 2013 6:54 pm
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby Giantrider1997 » Tue May 14, 2013 9:23 pm
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby foo on patrol » Wed May 15, 2013 8:15 am
Finish your schooling to.
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Postby theprophet » Thu May 16, 2013 7:28 pm
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby Metor » Thu May 16, 2013 7:46 pm
What I have learned from pro riders that there are 2 ways to get there.
1. you must be a very, very good rider. Especially at junior level. If you can win 9 out of 10 races you have a talent and a shot to be a pro.
2. Sponsors! Teams need money. If you can bring any kind of sponsorship, tv time or what so ever you might get noticed and make it to a team. There are a few World Tour riders in different teams that I know that used this way. They are still good riders compared to us. In a team they bring the water bottles in the races
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby twizzle » Thu May 16, 2013 7:56 pm
Be the bitch.Metor wrote:In a team they bring the water bottles in the races
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby Jono L. » Mon May 20, 2013 3:29 pm
Howdy,toolonglegs wrote:Jono... how ya feeling mate?... hope all the healing goes well!.
I met a young Moroccan guy at the Tour de Maroc who said he was about two riders behind you when you came down in China!.
All good all good cheers. Just finished a nice batch of single leg cycling.. aahhh the things we do when we are addicted to somethine.. for me it's caffeine and exercise. In that order
Ha nice! Small world... Did ya catch his name?
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby twizzle » Mon May 20, 2013 3:33 pm
Crap - where's my popcorn? Must be next to the power-cranks.Jono L. wrote:Just finished a nice batch of single leg cycling.. aahhh the things we do when we are addicted to somethine..
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby Jono L. » Mon May 20, 2013 3:43 pm
This happens.Metor wrote:Follow your dream!!
2. Sponsors! Teams need money. If you can bring any kind of sponsorship, tv time or what so ever you might get noticed and make it to a team. There are a few World Tour riders in different teams that I know that used this way. They are still good riders compared to us. In a team they bring the water bottles in the races
But it's not something a 15 year old should be worry about.
Go to school.
Ride your bike.
Have a social life.
Enjoy stuff.
IF you really want to be a pro, you'll tend to gravitate towards doing more and more riding as you need too.
But one of the most important thing to consider is there is a very very very low correlation between riders who make national teams and go to junior worlds and those who go pro. There is no rush.
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby Jono L. » Mon May 20, 2013 3:48 pm
Had some salted caramel popcorn watching the giro the other night.... mmmmmtwizzle wrote:Crap - where's my popcorn? Must be next to the power-cranks.Jono L. wrote:Just finished a nice batch of single leg cycling.. aahhh the things we do when we are addicted to somethine..
Ps you can keep the popcorn,
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These pedals use a counterweight system so that the recruitment pattern is about as close as you can get to double leg cycling.
Are they as good as double leg? Well no because to get the same effect you'd have to pedal twice as long!
But when your right hand side neck of femur has recently been fractured and the surgeon told you to do nothing on it or with it for at least 3 months, well, they're prettty darn good
(sorry to go so far off topic, but I guess this is a brilliant segue, do some study or a trade so you have 'something to fall back on', you never know when you'' break a hip .. for the 3rd time )
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby sogood » Mon May 20, 2013 7:12 pm
Smart riders always have a backup plan. At age 15, throwing everything at cycling is not particularly wise when cycling training can well still be a part time interest. In any case, without a decent education, it'd be hard to manage all that that comes with being a cycling superstar.toolonglegs wrote:I agree with concentrating on your education... But if this is your dream then throw everything at it!, if you fail, so be it...at least you tried. Better than regretting it for the rest of your life.
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby schroeds » Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:37 pm
You've got a better crack at it than me, so bloody go for it...for both our sakes
PS yeah and go hard at school too. Oh, and be nice to your mum!
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby 15wilsonwu » Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:46 pm
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
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Re: Is it too late for me to become a professional cyclist.
Postby trek52 » Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:22 pm
Dont listen to the negative people, at 15 i was winning b grade club races and trying to hang on in A grade but it doesnt matter to be honest. it is not till you finish developing that you will really know yourself.
I rode NRS and went to Europe and have plenty of mates still riding pro, they will tell you the same stuff. Ride your bike and race !!! when you are 21 start taking it seriously.
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