At what age did you feel old? It’s rarely when you reach a specific birthday, but when you notice other people being much younger than you. Just the other day, I got on a bus where the driver looked barely out of school, let alone allowed to operate his vehicle. People aren’t getting younger, we’re getting older.
I turned 30 last year, but that on its own hasn’t made me feel ancient; no, I’m still full of joie de vivre and youthful exuberance. What has made me feel old, however, is the age of riders winning bike races. I’d just got used to Remco Evenepoel, Tadej Pogačar, even Isaac del Toro being successful barely into their 20s, when the next group of young riders have rolled off the production line, and are mixing with the best.
