Originally Posted by my58vw
Over 25 MPH on a non specific TT type bike is hard. To hold 25 MPH for a significant about of time for me is a major challenge. Many pros can hold 27 MPH for hours in a breakaway, but it is draining.
I have a friend that did a 10 mile TT on a steel road bike and averaged 25mph.
As for the group I was in, they were echeloning the entire time. Guys would pull at the front for a bit, then break off to the back, and work their way back up again. Of course, they would pass me on the way up there