In the genes poll?

Is your interest in Cycling due to following the interests of your parents?

  • My mother/father was a cyclist

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • My mother/father was a competitive cyclist

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • My mother/father were not cyclists

    Votes: 10 62.5%
  • My children (as adults) have followed me into cycling

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • My children (as adults) have not taken up cycling

    Votes: 3 18.8%

  • Total voters
    16
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Sharky

Guru
Location
Kent
Just a light hearted poll to see if any of us were really influenced by their parents to become serious cyclists beyond childhood.
And also - have your children followed you into the sport.

My dad was a competitive cyclist, but my brother and sisters did not take up cycling.
My son did show an interest for a short while, but followed my other sport into table tennis.
 
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twentysix by twentyfive

Clinging on tightly
Location
Over the Hill
My mum and dad met via the CTC. But they never involved me in any cycling. I just took to it quite independently as my arrival put an end to their cycling. One daughter has cycled but it's not a passion like mine and is currently not riding (so I didn't tick the appropriate box).
 

rogerzilla

Legendary Member
I thought this was going to be about VO2 max and how it's largely genetic. In most cases, you can train all you like but you'll never get up to Greg LeMond numbers.
 
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