pelotons/cruising speed

saunaboy

Hi all,

I'm new to road cycling & trying to get an idea of where I stand (read: how far I am behind) speeds of more experienced cyclists. Over a 20mile course (fairly bumpy but no big hills) I can manage ~17mph average & I can get up to 35-36mph in a sprint.

Question...

What is the usual (approximate) peloton & sprint speed for

1) decent amateurs/clubs
2) sort of people you get competing seriously in UK events
3) international top pros

cheers !!!

Roadracer123

saunaboy wrote:

Hi all,

I'm new to road cycling & trying to get an idea of where I stand (read: how far I am behind) speeds of more experienced cyclists. Over a 20mile course (fairly bumpy but no big hills) I can manage ~17mph average & I can get up to 35-36mph in a sprint.

Question...

What is the usual (approximate) peloton & sprint speed for

1) decent amateurs/clubs
2) sort of people you get competing seriously in UK events
3) international top pros

cheers !!!

1) approx: between 17-23 mph sprint: 30-40 mph
2) approx: 20-24mph sprint: 35-45 mph
3) approx 30 mph sprint: 60-70 kmph

That's only a rough estimate, anyone who's got more accurate figures might be more useful...

softlad

might be an idea to do a search, for some reason this kind of topic comes up almost every day and there are probably several hundred similar threads already on here somewhere...