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05-16-08, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nihilistic

I was curious about what pro cyclists average speed is (rather than top speed). And I Googled up this link. The entire Discovery team averaged 57.324 kmh (35.62 mph) in a time trial of 67.5 km at the 2005 TDF!

http://www.letour.fr/2005/TDF/LIVE/us/2100/index.html

Yes, I think some people get kilometers and miles mixed up. They look at that 57 km/h and think miles.

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Originally Posted by Nihilistic

I live in a small town, and I work in a city 35 miles away. I'd love to get in good enough shape to make that ride, to and from work (in 90 minutes each way or less), five days a week in these dark days of peak-oil and spiraling gas prices! At this point, I could probably survive the ride one way (but it would take me 2-3 hours).

Can you drive partway and ride the rest?

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