Le Tour Speeds

The winner's average speed over the entire race is usually a bit under 40kph (I just had a look at
the TDF website and in 2000 Armstrong averaged
39.57kph for the 3662km). Flat stages have been ridden at average speeds of up to 50kph, mountain
stages with substantial climbing usually average slightly over 30kph...

Max speed on a mountain descent can be over 100kph.

Nick

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The guys in The Tour De France, what speeds do they get up to, and what is there average speed
over a long stage ?

This year the average speed for the winner (lance) was a tad over 41kph for the 3000+km journey. Amazing is all I can say.

Downhill I guess they get over 80km per hour. If you read the magazines, some of the guys slow down a bit on descents as they get older. It is said that no-one ever wins a race on a descent but many can lose it (ie crash and burn).

I heard that Craig Walton was travelling at over 100kph in a downhill section of the Noosa triathlon in November last year. Scarry stuff:eek:

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Originally posted by Tom
The guys in The Tour De France, what speeds do they get up to, and what is there average speed over
a long stage ?

Interesting,well to me a least, that in 1904 the average speed was around 25 km per hour and has steadily increased over the years. Several factors come in to play I would imagine.