Originally Posted by
Val23708
20 mph is slower than our 10 mile warm-up for the "race rides" we do (22 into a headwind .. otherwise we'd be going 25)
our "sprints" (5 miles) average between 28 mph and 32 mph depending on wind and how many people are feeling sadistic
I am a German cycling in Thailand,
and started July 2007 - so same question i also had before ...
At Training normaly somewhere between 15-18 mph from flat up to some smaler hills (1100 m) i tested once 100 km (62 miles) single with 21,7 mph and was happy.
Others told me thats to less to follow groups in competition, and so i tested with a korean cycling team to follow: 132 km (82 miles) with an average of 38,6 km/h ( 24 mph) and sometimes up to 50 km/h 31 mph when stupid springs started ...
Tour of EGAT 2008 1. Stage i was 6 Place after an average of 40 km/h (24,8 mph).
So fast is a relative thing about your skills and the streets and also if your alone, in group or at a race.
