Originally Posted by kneighbour
That is exactly why I want to know what the REAL average must be - taking into account such things as stops, etc.
More to the point - what speed to you have to try to sit on to maintain this sort of average - I am thinking of around 35-40kph as much as possible. Correct?
It depends how much you want to stop. A five hour century with 1/2 hour worth of stopping and your average needs to be 35.7kph. With an hour off the bike, you need to average 40.2kph while riding.