Quote Originally Posted by anthonykay View Post
On getting old: is it a sign of getting old when you get overtaken twice by the same cyclist on a ride? And last Sunday wasn't the first time that this has happened to me. The lady who did this to me one day last year had only taken a slightly longer route in one of the flatter parts of Leicestershire; but the bloke who did it last Sunday was seen turning off shortly after passing me the first time, and his route to the point where he passed me the second time can only have been along Priory Lane, which I have previously noted on this thread as being a road suitable for those cyclists who like to maximise their climbing.
He could have just sprinted ahead then turned off and waited for you to pass, then done it again. If you were fast and mean enough, you could certainly mess with people's pride by doing that.

My equivalent is overtaking bikes while running (always uphill) or overtaking road bikes while on my 15kg commuter mountain bike. The trick is to look nonchalant and not completely knackered - a fine balance.