Winning a sprint is as much about timing as it is about speed. There are guys who hit amazing speeds too soon or too late and lost out to someone who never went as fast as they did. Race conditions also affect results. Some riders are great uphill sprinters, others like flat or downhill sprints. The speed of the pack is another factor, especially in the amateur ranks. Pros will ramp speeds up using a sprint train, that almost never happens with amateurs, they will hesitate, the peloton will bunch up looking for someone willing to commit and jump on that wheel. The fastest sprint I ever did was on a training ride with my team. The guys ramped it up well over 50 kph and the sprinters on the team sat on. We had an agreed finish line and the team sprinters just went for it. I have no idea what my max speed was, but the guy I passed told me he was doing 68 kph. Sprinters can always go a bit faster at the right time, that is what sprinting is all about
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