Kilo and Roadie

Meek One said:

What do you guys think the typical 150lbs Cat 2 or 3 roadie could run a kilo in? Thanks.

About 4 minutes. Maybe you could ride one in about 1min 30 seconds.

Mike T. said:

About 4 minutes. Maybe you could ride one in about 1min 30 seconds.

You are a funny guy! 😄 To answer the original poster's question: I am about 143-145 pounds and ride cat 3 (national) in Japan. My best is 1:16 on a fairly flat surface, in a road tt. On the track I have only ridden the kilo once, 1:18 in a 49x15 on a very windy day.

BikingBrian said:

I am about 143-145 pounds and ride cat 3 (national) in Japan. My best is 1:16 on a fairly flat surface, in a road tt. On the track I have only ridden the kilo once, 1:18 in a 49x15 on a very windy day.

Thanks for your honest input.

Meek One said:

Thanks for your honest input.

No Problem! I should add, however, that at the track events I go to here, the top times are quite a bit faster than mine. Since we don't have categories in track here in Japan, I'm not sure how this compares to riders in the US. Top riders here ride the kilo in about 1:12, that works out to about 50 kilometers per hour average. (about 32 mph?) Hey, why not see if there are results posted at any of the velodrome sites on the net? That would give you your best answer:
http://www.usauzziesales.com/velodromes-americas.htm

Meek One said:

What do you guys think the typical 150lbs Cat 2 or 3 roadie could run a kilo in? Thanks.

1.20?

A lot of variables, though.

BikingBrian said:

Hey, why not see if there are results posted at any of the velodrome sites on the net? That would give you your best answer:
http://www.usauzziesales.com/velodromes-americas.htm

That would not answer my question. Those may be wannabe trackies (like me that are powerful yet out of shape and die quickly after a decent first lap) or roadies that do track (and are probably slightly stronger than when they didn't). I want estimates on the guy that has never ridden on the track just the road or perhaps ran the kilo once or twice for fun. My assumption would be that they would be pretty slow out of the blocks and then just keep pedaling to their one minute mid to high-teen result. So far you have validated my time guesstimation. Thanks again. I met someone who is decent on the road that can't break 1:23 on the track...so so far you're pretty fast 🙂 for a roadie 🙂

we saw laps 'round 1:20 on the local twilight crits, about a 'K, and this in 15 mph winds. FWIW.

Meek One said:

What do you guys think the typical 150lbs Cat 2 or 3 roadie could run a kilo in? Thanks.

Hypnospin said:

we saw laps 'round 1:20 on the local twilight crits, about a 'K, and this in 15 mph winds. FWIW.

that is completely different than riding a kilo on the track.

a real kilo is done from a standing start.

I am a cat 2 roadie and have done around a 1:10 or so kilo on the road with no aero equipment.

There are some very good kilo riders who do race road as well. Bobby Lea was national champ in the kilo with a time in the 1:04s i believe, but he was cat 1 roadie.

Equipment and practice can make a big difference, like 2-4 seconds with the same fitness.

velomanct said:

There are some very good kilo riders who do race road as well. Bobby Lea was national champ in the kilo with a time in the 1:04s i believe, but he was cat 1 roadie.

Ben Kersten just won a stage of the Tour of the Murray....and rode a 1.02 at last year's World Champs in Melbourne.

Not bad for a bloke whjo only does about 200km on the road a week!

Category ratings on the road and times for the kilo don't correlate too well. There are riders who can ride a 1:10 and can't upgrade past 3, and there are Pro's who couldn't break 1:18 even if their life depended on it. So anywhere from 1:04 - 1:30 would be possible. But most likely 1:15-1:25 would be within reason without knowing anything about the track, conditions, or your physiology.