Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Riverside, California
Bikes: Trek 2100 Road Bike, Full DA10, Cervelo P2K TT bike, Full DA10, Giant Boulder Steel Commuter
I can hit about 33 - 34 MPH in a sprint during the first couple of sprints in a sprint practice. I am not very strong yet and I think that with some serious racing under my belt that number could climb to well over 37 MPH, I just have the muscle mass for it.
In a race situation, like a crit right now 30 MPH after a 45 minute crit is pushing it... but that is getting better. On Sunday I hit 30.5 MPH in the final sprint.
Sprints are all about acceleration... not speed, yes speed is important though.
It gets progressivly harder to go faster after about 32 MPH.
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