Fast! I started the first half slow, my legs were really sore from running about with my son I guess. They hurt enough that I thought of not biking, but not going to give in.

Got over the river and just opened up. Other than two stop signs and a corner for about 4 km I was hauling at no less than 30 km/h, but mostly over 35. I had a guy on a mb tag on to the back. He said he was late and I just said hang on. He was fast in my draft, i even think he had front suspension and mild knobbies! We held about 41 km/h for 1.5 km or so until I swung off to work.

So 41 km/h is 25 mph. I had to sit down and have a bit of a breather once I got to work. I never work that hard normally. My usual average commute speed is about 24 km/h +/- 1 km/h, today 28.3 km/h. I usually max out at 28-32 km/h along that 4 km stretch and lolly gag the last bit to cool of.

I wonder what cars thought. Guy in the drops with kids seat and front panniers. Guy with backpack on mountain bike. Both hauling at 40 km/h.