Subject: Race speeds I have been trying to catch up with all my TiVo'ed stages and have been amazed at a recurring them. Just how FAST eveyone seems to be going. I'm seeing stages that are almost 100 miles and they are averaging over 25 MPH? I'm I wrong? PLUS, their HR's look like they are barely working - 115 bpm? That's amazing.
I checked some of my last race results, and even the winners of my Oly race were only averaging about 21 to 23 MPH over the 40k. I would also bet their HR's are over 115.
SO - I ask, are these athletes just THAT much better? Or does the Peleton/drafting give that much of a speed advantage?
Being a long time biker but new to racing, what allows them to go so fast?
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