Originally Posted by
xoxoxoxoLive
Excuse Me ! Faster Yes...( More ) ? I would rethink that statement...LOL Richard ..
I did manage a sub hour 40 this year and was riding my touring bike with a moderate load... but I also had a stiff tailwind and was trying to out ride a thunderstorm.
We did an 80 km ride last fall and with the tailwind we had it was no problem to maintain a speed of 40 kmh and even with a rest break we completed this is just over 2 hours... I hit 65 kmh in a sprint that day.
These don't count.
On our last TdP our return speed over 80 kmh was 33kmh in a driving rain storm but when you have a good group and can draft this is pretty easy to do... there were a few breaks where I dialled up my bike to 45kmh to chase people down or have some fun.
Ride in a paceline and maintaining speeds in the low 40's is not that hard if you have a strong group.
Going out and riding 40km in an hour SOLO... that is friggin' hard.
I need to ride more.
