When I am around people like SheFly, I always feel like a beginner.
However, to my "regular" friends, I am more like Lance.
It's always in the eyes of the beholder. Personally, I feel like an experienced intermediate level cyclist. I'll never race or get much faster, but most people see what I do as "crazy."
Funny, a few years ago, I read (don't remember where) a piece that said people like me have a lot more in common with a high level racer than with a sedentary person who only engages in activity by watching football on TV.