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How many minutes would it take you to complete 4 miles?

15K views 43 replies 35 participants last post by  WaynefromOrlando  
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I know it mostly depends on a lot of things. But let's just say the wind is calm and there are no hills to go up or down. About how fast do you think you could finish 4 miles in?
 
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dwgranda said:
10 minutes. I don't think any human can get it much below 8 minutes.
•33.818 mph over 15.19 miles - fastest individual time trial (Greg LeMond, 1989), Armstrong was just a few ticks slower over double the distance in one of his Tour wins.

This would be 7.09min. Since it was for 15.19 it might be safe to guess a pro could go under 7 min for a 4 mile distance

31.220 mph over 120.59 miles- fastest average over a flat stage (Mario Cipollini from Laval to Blois, 1999)

this was almost a half a minute under 8 for a 4 mile time for 120 miles