The wx is terrible here in Ohio, too.
Check out the news of Robic's and Baloh's record-breaking 606.74-mile 24-hour ride recently:
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ultrac...t=d&start=8398. That dude is just a stud, plain and simple.
The math works out to be 25.3mph for 24 hours, and that includes all his time off the bike (which is probably zero, but still!). These guys aren't just sleep deprivation lab experiments. They're fast as hell when they're fully awake, too.