OP here from the last thread. I gave it a go just to see and

You can maintain an average speed of 27, but can't get past 32? Are you sure your gps/speedometer reacts quick enough?

>>1073456
I've just never really tried I guess.

>he can't ride a 3 hour metric century

>>1073463
End of the season goal.

>>1073451
Around 35 km/h if it's flat and the road isn't too russian.

>>1073451
>So I guess the question is how fast do you sustain over a distance of lets say 30 km
I don't know, my average speed is about 28km/h on 60km rides in not really hilly terrain, or 30km h if I push a bit harder. On 80km+ rides I average 22-24km/h, I start good, but I finish a bit tired because I never eat anything and barely drink (I have done 100km on hot days with less than one bottle of water).

With proper eating and being hydrated I think I could do those 30km at 35km/h.

Average speed doesn't say much though. Where I ride there are many interruptions which cause my average to drop. Up hill, down hill, tail wind or head wind. It all affects the ride.

>>1073506
Average average speed, then.

Its easy to get up to a good speed from a stop as your inertia from acceleration is enough to temporarily overcome the wind resistance. But continued riding and the wind will pull you back to a lower speed.

>>1073506
>uphill and head wind are interruptions

Are you perchance from the lands of the nether?

>>1073609
I thought the Netherlands was extremely flat