mountain speeds

daz51
daz51 Posts: 159
edited July 2008 in Pro race
In Regards to mountain climbs like those seen today on stage 15,

what sort of speed do this guys ride at uphill in mph????? i.e. say Kohl or Schleck ???

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  • jocksyboy
    jocksyboy Posts: 135
    difficult to say unless you are with them. i would guess bursts of 15 to 20mph when attacking depends on gradient and pace being set earlier on. Armstrong did the Alpe d'huez time trial at an average of about 17mph a few years back.

    Chapeau!
    When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells
  • steve_pushbiker
    steve_pushbiker Posts: 91
    To make you feel better about your own climbing speed - they said on TV a couple of days ago that the climbs are taken as slow as 15 kph in places.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    In the 2004 Alpe d'Huez time trial Armstrong averaged 14.55mph although i think there was 2 minutes which wasnt on the climb proper.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/to ... ts/stage16

    This year saw the Hautacam climber at an average speed of 13.7mph by Piepoli ( :roll: ),. 13.5mph by Frank Schleck and 12.9mph by the Evans group

    http://www.cyclismag.com/article.php?sid=4348
  • jocksyboy
    jocksyboy Posts: 135
    The amazing thing is this is after sometimes 200km of racing!!
    When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells

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