How fast can you sprint?
10-13-10, 10:15 PM
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How fast can you sprint?
I'm just curious to find out how fast other riders are sprinting on average. I know I have a ton of room for improvement, but I also have nothing to compare myself to. I can get up to 32 mph and hold it for awhile, but I'm curious what numbers others are putting out there.
Also . . . any advise on how to increase my sprint speed would be appreciated.
Also . . . any advise on how to increase my sprint speed would be appreciated.
10-13-10, 10:41 PM
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I've done the Kessel Run in 3.2 parsecs.
10-13-10, 10:44 PM
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I just came off an injury where I haven't biked in about 2 months. On my fourth ride back, I hit 34mph on a sprint. I am only 5'4 and slightly overweight. I don't really get it, and I thought I would be a climber given my size.
10-13-10, 11:11 PM
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186,000 miles per second isn't really the cosmic speed limit. On a ti bike ( 
), I can sprint faster than the speed of light. This is bike forums, after all.
About 675 million mph.
), I can sprint faster than the speed of light. This is bike forums, after all.About 675 million mph.
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I ride an old steel bike and usually wear baggy clothes and flip flops. I've only been riding for a week. I saw a guy with a really expensive carbon bike and full tights ahead of me, and he looked back at me with a sneer. I decided, hey, game on, let's see how fast I can push this old bike. I don't have a bike computer, but I'm guessing I got up to 35 mph. As I passed by him, I could hear him breathing really hard, he must have been going all out, but he quickly faded! I looked back and shouted "thanks for pushing me!" He just kind of sulked, I guess his pride was pretty hurt!
Also I have two wooden legs.
Also I have two wooden legs.
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Lots of good replies here. OP, a good workout for improvement would be to do lots of sprints and to watch others sprint -- see some of the movies associated with the pics above.
10-14-10, 06:30 AM
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I usually sprint at about 15 mph. Also it is advice not advise (sorry, I see this EVERYWHERE and it is as annoying as your/you're).
yeah I see a ton of overweight climbers dropping dudes in the mountains
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I can reach 40MPH+ easily with a 48 x 11 just after spinning it out.
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10-14-10, 07:21 AM
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Sigh, yet another ****ing contest, with some outrageous/sarcastic replies.
I think a more interesting question would be: How fast can you sprint (running, not cycling) with your bicycle cleats on? Extra points for video ;-)
I think a more interesting question would be: How fast can you sprint (running, not cycling) with your bicycle cleats on? Extra points for video ;-)
10-14-10, 07:21 AM
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10-14-10, 07:23 AM
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I'll bite.
https://sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.co...sprinting.html
You need to be able to go 36+ mph to win a normal Cat 5 sprint. For a competitive Cat 3 sprint, 40 mph. Usually a good Cat 5 sprinter will hold his own in a Cat 3 sprint. To wit - the guy that won 5 Bethel field sprints as a 5 also won the last couple Cat 3 races I did this summer (and I was dying in both of those races). He should be a 2 next year.
Leadout at end (before sprint) was holding 35 mph, +/- .5 mph. To put the speed in perspective, my heart rate dropped about 4 bpm while I sat on my teammate's wheel - it was slow enough that I was recovering while being led out, but fast enough that no one wanted to come around:
Sprint up the hill is typically 30-32 mph. Fast leadouts would be 38-40 mph.
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https://sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.co...sprinting.html
You need to be able to go 36+ mph to win a normal Cat 5 sprint. For a competitive Cat 3 sprint, 40 mph. Usually a good Cat 5 sprinter will hold his own in a Cat 3 sprint. To wit - the guy that won 5 Bethel field sprints as a 5 also won the last couple Cat 3 races I did this summer (and I was dying in both of those races). He should be a 2 next year.
Leadout at end (before sprint) was holding 35 mph, +/- .5 mph. To put the speed in perspective, my heart rate dropped about 4 bpm while I sat on my teammate's wheel - it was slow enough that I was recovering while being led out, but fast enough that no one wanted to come around:
cdr