Originally Posted by The Octopus
Get out there and do it again. And again, and again. I had a similar experience in May with a group where I lasted only 8 miles (and 5 of those were the warm-up). Now I can take my pulls at the front and finish with the leaders after the group gets blown apart.... Which always happens sometime after the pace goes to 32-33mph and then *stays there*.
Is it me or is there the usual inflation rate going on? I always have a bit of difficulty believing group ride average speeds that top Tour de France stage averages... this is 51-53 km/h we're talking about here...