Originally Posted by
Lazyass
I'm an A group rider and we average over 20mph. My last 100K charity ride I averaged just over 22mph with the lead group.
I've had similar experience. I rode with a group a lot last summer and found I gain about 2 MPH or 10% when I'm in a paceline. The course we ride is quite flat, with usually little or no wind. It's 22 miles long, and when I ride it solo I can maintain 18-20 MPH. With the group I can do 20 to 22.