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This is so inaccurate, it's almost laughable. The max speed in sprints during the Tour de France [1] is 43.5mph. Unless you encountered a Tour de France rider,
by Karrot_Kream 8y ago
This is so inaccurate, it's almost laughable. The max speed in sprints during the Tour de France [1] is 43.5mph. Unless you encountered a Tour de France rider, I doubt the cyclist blew through at ~45mph.
1: http://slocyclist.com/whats-the-average-speed-of-tour-de-france-riders-in-mph/ http://slocyclist.com/whats-the-average-speed-of-tour-de-fra...
- gamegoblin 8y agoIf the cyclist had just descended a steep hill, being in the realm of 45mph is not at all unbelievable. I hit 35mph coasting down a very small hill on my commute every day.
- stefan_ 8y agoExcept drag increases quadratically so going 35 -> 45 mph is a much higher increase in energy than the numbers would suggest. No, I'm going to go with "person who never travels under his own power has no concept of human speeds".
- adrianN 8y agoI've hit 70km/h going downhill with some tail wind.
- rorykoehler 8y agoThey would not be blowing stop signs at 45mph unless there was a mechanical issue which stopped them form slowing down. The difference between 35mph and 45mph is huge on a bike.
- merpnderp 8y agoHis bike was electric assisted. No need to be a jerk.