Originally Posted by Smoothie104
It's done at the races all around the world every weekend, but are they doing it for an hour solo?
No way. Does a tailwind help? Immensely.
The last lap in a lot of Pro 1/2 Crits is done at over 32mph. In the Protour you have teams that will ramp the speed up to 35mph plus for the last couple of kilometers, and then the best sprinters in the world will kick it up to 42mph plus. And this is after 100 plus miles or racing.
A poster above said he was passed by a cat 2 racer soloing easily at 29mph. It may not be hard in a big bunch for some (it would be for me), but solo? I stand by my statement that that is world record pace.