Originally Posted by
RecceDG
Take a look at the hour record (you have an hour, go as far as you can, run on a velodrome).
The UCI changed their rules in the 90s so you have to run a round-tube, no-aero frame (just like Eddy Merckx's track bike) The current UCI record is 49.7 km.
The record prior to that, set on an aero frame, was 56.375 km.
This shows that:
1. Average speeds in excess of 50 km/h are not just a big deal, they are world record big deals; and
2. That aero stuff really works.
DG
Although yes, that speed is a reflection of the aero bikes used then, it is more of a reflection of the position those guys were in when making those records. Remember Boardman's superman position and Obree's position too!!
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