Thread: What do you consider a sub-5 (or 4 or 6 or...) hour century?
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Originally Posted by bbattle
A few years back, some riders did a century ride near Nashville in just under 4 hours. (3:44:55) I recall one of the riders being a former Olympics rider. No, they didn't stop at all.

Could a ProTour team of riders break the 3 hour mark for a century ride?
I remember racing a stage of the Tour de Lac St. Jean, 160km and finishing in 3:25. A straight flat course, heavy tailwinds and the Coors Light team pulling the peloton. The breakaway put about 5 minutes into us. Alexi Grewal was coming off back surgery and rode either at the front or in the caravan. Teammate who crashed with about 7 other guys lost 20 minutes.
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