Pogaar averaged a speed of 41.17 km/h (25.58 mph), making this year's tour the. Watch our car's eye view of this section of stage 1 - speeded up. This chart shows the average speed of Tour de France winners since 1903, by decade (in kilometers per hour). the average Tour de France rider maintains an average speed of 25 to 28 mph on. I got drenched in Higham but kept on going and by the time I reached the Medway towns it was dry and the sun greeted me into Chatham. Ever wonder how your cycling speed and skill set would stack up against. Take a look at our events guide to see exactly what has been planned for the big day. Gravesend, unlike Dartford or Ashford, will see the Peloton plough straight through the pedestrian centre of town, and in my view this will be a good place to watch as well as soak up the excitement of the race. Quick stop in Gravesend for a few interviews, then out through Higham towards Strood. I can assure you I will never again in my life see such a concentration of municipal diligence. Average Time Trial Speed (mph) A Tour de France pro's ability to produce more power for. Highways trucks are busy filling in holes in the road - a street sweeper lorry does it's meticulous sweeping and man with a yellow jacket picks litter off the pavement. Average Speed on Flat Terrain (mph) 17-18. Every hundred yards or so another yellow board alerting drivers to the impending closure of roads and impossibility of parking - anywhere, at any time. If you don't believe, take a look at my photo gallery or listen to my day one audio diary.

Now the organizers have lowered the platinum time to 2:20, an average of 25 mph.

Two years ago I barely finished in the platinum group by riding it in just under two-and-a-half hours. But, they won't be stopping every few minutes to take photos or chat to local people. Question: The 58-mile cycling Tour of the Tucson Mountains is in late April. I pottered along the north Kent coast at about 10km/h but the Tour racers will be doing about 45km/h when they come through the same area at about midday on Sunday. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites

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