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Old 02-10-11 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JMR
He's actually turning around 120RPM... I counted 17 revolutions for the last 8 seconds of his sprint = 2.1 revs per second or a bit over 120 RPM.

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That's probably right!

According to a gear calculator, assuming he's riding a 53/11 gear ratio, at 120RPM he is going around 46mph/74kph.
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