Originally Posted by
Uni-Vibe
No.
Problem is the time differential. Let's say you have a straight out and back route. Wind's blowing 20mph steady in your face on the way out. So you're grinding away at burn threshold and you're only going 14 mph.
Now you reach the turnaround and suddenly you can go 28 mph with very little effort.
But it doesn't compensate. The reason is that you spent twice as long grinding into the wind as you do getting a big boost on the way in.
Make mine a calm day for riding.
It's worse than that, because the time issue is only half the problem.
The other half is a matter of vectors. Because you're moving forward, for most wind speed and most riding speeds, any crosswind is an effective headwind.
Thus, at least two thirds of wind directions are effective headwinds, and only a wind dead on your tail helps. There is a reason based in physics why it always feels that the wind hurts you more than helps.