51 soon-to-be 52. I started cycling about 11 years ago - commuting to work - and was immediately hooked. The original idea was getting some good exercise but I became hooked on cycling and I also got hooked on watching competitive road cycling. One day I started watching a stage of the Giro d'Italia and that was it - I was lost! My plan is to keep cycling for the rest of my life - it's just too darned much fun to quit!