Tour of the Mediterranean

Dura Ace

95kms in 1hr 45mins. That's unbelievable!

Roche and Martin lost a bit of time today on the first stage. I was disappointed to see Vino finishing well up on the stage. Here's hoping he doesn't go and win overall.

Chips Lovell

54.28kph:eek:

IM0

Dura Ace wrote: »

95kms in 1hr 45mins. That's an unbelievable tailwind.

fixed

uberwolf

I spent some time trying to find Mark Scanlons winning time in Day 1 of the Belfast Dublin Belfast in 2000.

160KM in 3hrs 20 I think. I'm tempted say 3 15, but would really like to find the winning time.
Stunning time, jumped as soon as the neutral section ended. Small bunch, and we were picking up bodies he'd spat off all day. Kenneally stayed most of the way afair.

full gas

stage 1 fbd ras 2005 , winners time 2h53.19 race dist.135km avg speed 46.74 kph , not to bad !!

velopeloton

Stage 6 2002, Dungarvan to Arklow, 155km won Chris Newton if I remember right in 3:02 thats 51.2 kmph.

Fastest stage or Le Tour was from Laval to Blois in 1999, 194km a sprint finish won by Cipollini average speed 50.3 kmph

full gas

was trying to find that 2002 stage, speaking to the guys who rode it at the time leaving waterford was suppose to be crazy stuff ,51k average thats just wrong ,what kind of average did mr cancellara have for the worlds last year

velopeloton

uberwolf wrote: »

I spent some time trying to find Mark Scanlons winning time in Day 1 of the Belfast Dublin Belfast in 2000.

160KM in 3hrs 20 I think. I'm tempted say 3 15, but would really like to find the winning time.
Stunning time, jumped as soon as the neutral section ended. Small bunch, and we were picking up bodies he'd spat off all day. Kenneally stayed most of the way afair.

3:39 was his time which if its about 160km is only 44 kmph or there abouts.
http://irishcycling.com/2000/road/index.html

full gas

roche must of had an immpessive average for the national champs last year finished in the main bunch 8 min down and had an average 0f 43kph fot 170 no hanging around that day

uberwolf

velopeloton wrote: »

3:39 was his time which if its about 160km is only 44 kmph or there abouts.
http://irishcycling.com/2000/road/index.html

years blurring the reality so.

irishpeloton

Apparently that stage today was the 2nd fastest road stage ever recorded. The fastest was Stage 9 of the 2001 Vuelta which was raced in similar tail wind assisted conditions at the unfathomable speed of 55 kph.

emtroche

uberwolf wrote: »

I spent some time trying to find Mark Scanlons winning time in Day 1 of the Belfast Dublin Belfast in 2000.

160KM in 3hrs 20 I think. I'm tempted say 3 15, but would really like to find the winning time.
Stunning time, jumped as soon as the neutral section ended. Small bunch, and we were picking up bodies he'd spat off all day. Kenneally stayed most of the way afair.

I made the mistake of entering this race! Still having nightmares about it!

emtroche

full gas wrote: »

was trying to find that 2002 stage, speaking to the guys who rode it at the time leaving waterford was suppose to be crazy stuff ,51k average thats just wrong ,what kind of average did mr cancellara have for the worlds last year

That was a bonkers stage. Great Britain pursuit squad sat on the front of the bunch. They knew there was gonna be a savage tail wind so they stuck 56 tooth chain rings on! At one stage they were clocked doin 55 mph on a flat road!

Home:Ballyhoura

full gas wrote: »

what kind of average did mr cancellara have for the worlds last year

I was just wathing that on YouTube a couple of minutes ago, fantastic stuff. 49.8km - 57min55sec - 51.6km/hr average and that was by no means a flat course!

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