Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[Aperitif]

OPQS's average speed was 57.8kph. 57.8kph!

 

[The Couch]

It seems that (from a GC POV) this is going to be a letdown

 

[thom]

well done orica-greenedge - a swift final km there & the lead by less than 1 sec

 

[rich p]

or Gerrans - or anyone else I haven't mentioned yet

 

[VamP]

Cadel?

 

[The Couch]

Cadel?

Let's stay serious guys

 

[thom]

BMC 26 secs down...

 

[VamP]

Let's stay serious guys

It was someone that rich p hadn't mentioned yet

 

[rich p]

Gerrans, as I predicted just after Orica crossed the line....

 

[rich p]

Sean Kelly pronounces O'Rica like O'Reilly

 

[The Couch]

The TTT was great for Radioshack...
They didn't have to wait for Schleck 1 time (he didn't even stick to just dragging at the back)

 

[Rob3rt]

OPQS's average speed was 57.8kph. 57.8kph!

It is very fast but to put it into perspective, some of the top amateur UK domestic testers are doing 25 mile (~40 km) TT's at speeds of 31-32mph SOLO. So given that these guys are riding in a group and are the worlds top althetes in the sport, it is not that surprising to see such speeds.

 

[iLB]

It is very fast but to put it into perspective, some of the top amateur UK domestic testers are doing 25 mile (~40 km) TT's at speeds of 31-32mph SOLO. So given that these guys are riding in a group and are the worlds top althetes in the sport, it is not that surprising to see such speeds.

So there. Your amazement is unfounded ape.

 

[VamP]

It is very fast but to put it into perspective, some of the top amateur UK domestic testers are doing 25 mile (~40 km) TT's at speeds of 31-32mph SOLO. So given that these guys are riding in a group and are the worlds top althetes in the sport, it is not that surprising to see such speeds.

Absolutely. With 9 to share the work, they can go well into VO2max and still have tons of recovery time. They can probably maintain 20-30% over FTP as a unit.

 

[Rob3rt]

So there. Your amazement is unfounded ape.

I am not suggesting his amazement is unfounded, just offering some perspective. People often are in amazement because the speeds they go are double or triple what many cyclists do on their club runs etc, but they really only have a couple of mph if that on the top amateur riders who are also holding down day jobs etc.