alcjphil

I picked up on this. Anyone who is riding solo at this average speed is either lying or training for a pro contract. The only time I ever did an average speed that fast was in an individual time trial on closed roads or over a short Strava section. I have done group rides in rural areas with strong groups at those sorts of speeds and have done road races on closed courses at even faster speeds, but solo? on normal roads? Guys who can do that in real life are very, very strong. I have met tons of guys who confuse average speed with the speed they can do on clear roads for awhile. Not the same thing