Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
40+ mph sprint speeds in professional racing are not uncommon.
Barely. And that's with full leadouts from riders who actually do hit almost 12 W/kg for a minute...
i'm a strong rider and a mid 30 sprint speed on a road drive train is just spinning at 110. i can do this for very short periods of times as can just about anyone who trains a bit.
You're NOT that strong. Good racers can barely hold 25 mph in a time trial on a time trial bike wearing aerodynamic gear. On a road bike they'll hold, say, 23 mph. And those riders will kick your ass and drop you like used toilet paper.
36/23 cubed is almost four.
That means GOOD RACERS have to hold almost four times their aerobic threshold power for a full minute or two to hold the speeds you're claiming. And they're a LOT faster then you.
You'd probably have to do five or six times your aerobic threshold to hold the speeds you claim to hold for a minute or two.
No one on this planet does that.
Why aren't you taking Mark Cavendish's spot in the TdF?
Because the speeds you're claiming to be able to HOLD for MINUTES are pretty much peak speeds reached in amateur bicycle race sprints, and those are only held for a few SECONDS.
By riders who can crush you.