What kind of mph are the pros doing on long climbs around 5-6% grade?
Pro Climbing Speed?
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What kind of mph are the pros doing on long climbs around 5-6% grade?
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Faster than you ...? Definitely faster than me.
Watching one of the TdF mountain stages a couple-few years back, I concluded/calculated that they were averaging somewhere around 15mph on grades in that range. I don't remember exactly how I arrived at that conclusion. I do remember being impressed.
Watching one of the TdF mountain stages a couple-few years back, I concluded/calculated that they were averaging somewhere around 15mph on grades in that range. I don't remember exactly how I arrived at that conclusion. I do remember being impressed.
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about 18mph at a high tempo forcing the pace. as a comparison in the TT on alpe dhuez the leaders on GC were doing 14mph+ on an 8% grade for 40min
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they go up faster than some riders are capable of coming down!
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I think I've heard between 18-20+ with attacks and surges on "typical" pyrennes and alps stages (6-8%)...averaging 15-18mph probably..something like that...I can hold that pace for around 200 yards when I'm in shape....they do it for mile after mile...
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Math
You should be able to look at what gear they are in and count their cadence then using the magic of math get a good idea.
You should be able to look at what gear they are in and count their cadence then using the magic of math get a good idea.
Did you forget the approach or how to do math?Allez Rouge said:
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