Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
I used to regularly watch the Tour on either the Tourmalet or Alpe d'Huez. Lots of memories but one is of the speed of it all. Today they were ridng at, say, 30 mph. You need to ride a bike to grasp just how fast that is - and how damn hard, if a MVDP sprints to get even 25 yards on you, it is to bridge the gap.

And if you do bust a gut and catch up with him - he will just glance at you, pull away again and leave you destroyed.

You just cannot grasp this watching the chess pieces on TV.

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Occasionally (and I mean occasionally!) I trigger a 30mph speed warning sign on my way to work. Well you just have to if you are in the mood..

To average that for 250km over cobbles is well, unthinkable.