I’m a case study of what happens when you do stop. I rode and raced up til age 56, then pretty much hung up the bike. Continued to lift, occasionally swim and hike in the Sierras. Started riding again at age 64. At first 15 mph was painful. I sit now with an FTP that is < 200 and seems stalled. Currently 66. I was halfway decent before, won a state hillclimb at age 44.
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