Originally Posted by
OldTryGuy
Is not a Velomobile in a class of its own?
Start to finish average speed---yes
Moving average speed---no
For most 'gran fondos,' its class will depend how the ride organizers define it. A velo is a recumbent, and it's a trike, and for HPRA racing it has a full fairing which makes it a streamliner. Unless the cross-Florida ride has a streamliner class, faired and unfaired trikes will be in the same class, possibly along with 2-wheelers. The Black Bear Grand Fondo in Michigan lumps all bents together, so I had to compete directly with F-40s and streamliners (Great White specifically) in the recumbent class. CKAudio in his Quest holds the record for the old course, and I expect him to get the new course's record as soon as he learns the route and stops adding 'optional' miles by missing turns.
Yes, stops affect moving average speed. You don't start and stop instantaneously.