There have been many excellent books about how ageing athletes can coax extra performance from their veteran biological architecture, but none ask the fundamental question: just because we can, does it mean that we should?
Several decades ago, I was in a criterium where I pushed so hard that I blacked out in front of the spectators and rode straight into a fence. Not ideal, but I was young and able to bounce back and race the next day without a second thought. I had found my line.
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