First 25km TT time

Conorstreete
Conorstreete Posts: 45
edited September 2013 in Amateur race
So competed in my first TT ever yesterday.. Really enjoyed it!! It was 25km on a quiet road... No hills just a bit up and down.. Headwind out and a tailwind back.. Was only very small though.. But I did a time of 41:35... Is this any good? I was on a stock scenero with a pair of zipp 60s..Nothing else aero that would give me an advantage... I am only 15 so I think I did well.. Finished 4th.. Was a club event and the winner was an adult who got 39:40 with the full TT kit( helmet,bike,wheels etc) Anyways was this a good time for my first ever TT of the distance? Thanks

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    You got 4th and you were 2mins behind the winning time - I think that's probably all anyone can say, tbh. At 15, your age should not be a limiter at that kind of distance. I know of 15 year-olds (youth As) who are winning 3/4 crits.

    The important thing is that you keep at it. What you have now is a time to improve on (ie your time) and a time to aim for (ie the winner's time).
  • ju5t1n
    ju5t1n Posts: 2,028
    Not bad. 25kms is an unusual distance - your average speed was 22.41 mph
  • Yslen
    Yslen Posts: 55
    Well, it takes me about 55 minutes to do that distance, so as far as I'm concerned you're pretty damn quick.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    As imposter says, only compare against the competition on the day.

    However speed wise, anyone decent on a flat course will be getting on towards 30mph average on a 25 mile TT.
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    Blimey, it depends what you mean by 'decent' i guess. (or 'getting on towards').
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    By decent I mean top few in an open (or sometimes even top ten in a popular open), and I mean 28.5-30 mph
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    Clearly. I know how good a 30mph 25 is. I'm not sure the OP is aiming at the top riders in the country just yet!
  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    this has been bugging me partly by the mixed response, do you mean 25km or 40km is 25miles?
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    ozzzyosborn206 wrote:
    this has been bugging me partly by the mixed response, do you mean 25km or 40km is 25miles?

    Given that the national 25 mile record currently stands at 45:54 - and given that his time of 41:34 only got him 4th place, let's assume he means 25km.. ;)
  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    Imposter wrote:
    ozzzyosborn206 wrote:
    this has been bugging me partly by the mixed response, do you mean 25km or 40km is 25miles?

    Given that the national 25 mile record currently stands at 45:54 - and given that his time of 41:34 only got him 4th place, let's assume he means 25km.. ;)

    I was thinking he meant 25k too but for some reason lots of people assumed he was talking about a 25mile TT
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    The answers don't change. 30 mph is decent for 10 miles, or 25 miles, or 25k, whatever, its a benchmark for fast times.
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • negativelycra
    negativelycra Posts: 225
    Lol okgo, you love pissing on other people's chips, don't you?

    Op, thats an epic first time. Although okgo claims that 30mph is merely "getting on for a good time", in our club 10 miler, the winner is normally between 20 and 21 minutes - and that's including several blokes who have ridden for years, and one reigning world champion paracyclist. It's still a benchmark to aim for, but it's a benchmark of where to aspire to - more like an a* than the c that okgo is implying.
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Every club of any size will have people up at that level - it's a good place to aim for and no doubt OP will get there. I wasn't pissing on chips, just being straight - much more useful
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    okgo wrote:
    Every club of any size will have people up at that level - it's a good place to aim for and no doubt OP will get there. I wasn't pissing on chips, just being straight - much more useful

    bare in mind that he op was on a standard road bike, if you could average 30mph on a stock road bike you would be pro. Non of us can say if it was a good time for you, just get out there train and race more and you will see improvements

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