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avg speed in triathlons

  • 26-08-2009 4:04pm
    #1
    nutzzz123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭


    I am seriously considering doing a triathlon next year, I have one question that im curious about. Although I know everyone's training and experience is different but what would someone, who never raced before on a bike but will train for a few months before the big day, expect to cycle the triathlon on the day. What would their average speed be. Or even post your own average speed.
    Im just curious as to what I would be looking at.

    CHeers


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  • #2
    Andrewf20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,251 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Depends on a few factors - bike, tyres, training, how hilly it is, wind, draft legal or not etc. For me id probably average 19mph in moderately hilly sprint tri on the racer, maybe 20mph on a flatter course with low wind.

    My first tri last year I did the bike section in 1hr 25mins for 40k on a specialized stumpjumper mountain bike with skinny tyres. I pretty much finished last but I had big smiles all the same. I had been doing a moderate level of mountain biking for a few years, but no major hard training.

    Look up the results from previous triathlons to get an idea. For example, heres the tri athy 2009 sprint tri results:

    http://www.triathy.com/SPRINTMaleResults2009.pdf

    This is a flat out and back route and is considered quite a fast cycle route.


  • #3
    DustyBin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,100 ✭✭✭DustyBin


    I did my first triathlon duathlon at Eireman
    Sprint distance on a mountain bike with road tyres and with 3 weeks training I managed to average 32km/h on the bike - pretty pleased with that :D


  • #4
    nutzzz123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭nutzzz123


    DustyBin wrote: »
    I did my first triathlon duathlon at Eireman
    Sprint distance on a mountain bike with road tyres and with 3 weeks training I managed to average 32km/h on the bike - pretty pleased with that :D

    thanks lads, I was hoping someone would come back with those speeds and not something totally out of my reach


  • #5
    911sc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭911sc


    My Bike time ( i am middle of the field type of participant)
    Eireman HIM: 98kms at avg 28.9kmph.
    Athy Olympics: 40kms at avg 32.5kmph


    FYI, Beast of The East: overall avg time for bike was 1h22min (40kms)


  • #6
    Gidazzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Gidazzle


    On a road or tri bike with some decent mileage done beforehand you should be able to manage 30+kph (18+mph)


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