Quote Originally Posted by Bluetree View Post
Yes, they are ALL racers.
Based on my experiences with guys who race, if they're ambitions include winning and upgrading to elite ranks, then the wife/family thing rarely works without a hitch. The only way racing at that level works is with a supportive spouse... not tolerant as is more common, but one that actually wants to see her man kick a bunch of a** on the bike, and is happy to take up the slack while he's out training/racing.
Otherwise, if he's training/racing like he wants, she's going to resent it. Or, he won't train/race as much as he wants, and he'll start to resent her.

I figured this out during many a long road trip and training ride... racing is one of the things that's somewhere on my list of reasons why I'm no longer married (among other bigger issues, but it's on there for sure).