Timeline for What are typical max speeds for pro downhill races?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
12 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2014 at 9:58 | comment | added | jilles de wit | @chrisjleu here (in dutch) we have Belgian Philippe Gilbert claiming he has done 140 km/h (after he was clocked going 119) wielerflits.nl/nieuws/12188/… In the econd paragraph he says (roughly): "fast? Not so much, if you really try you can easily reach 140 kph here, I've gone much faster before but I don't know how much. The movie below shows dutch rider Theo Bos doing 140. Both drafting behind a car though. I've seen tv interviews where they claim 150 but I can't find any on-line references. | |
| Nov 14, 2014 at 4:49 | comment | added | chrisjleu | @jillesdewit I'd like to see links to those pro interviews you speak of where they state they're going at 140-150kph... I have my doubts. Top road biker pro speeds are around 120kph and that's during races (on closed roads) and only on very particular descents that lend themselves to fast descending. Alp d'Huez is certainly not one of those descents with all its twists and turns. | |
| S Nov 13, 2014 at 22:20 | history | suggested | Trey Jackson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
provided better links
|
| Nov 13, 2014 at 22:04 | review | Suggested edits | |||
| S Nov 13, 2014 at 22:20 | |||||
| Nov 13, 2014 at 8:53 | comment | added | jilles de wit | @DavidRicherby I guess you'll have to take my word for the 110-120 km/h figure, you need to be logged in to view them it seems. | |
| Nov 13, 2014 at 8:50 | history | edited | jilles de wit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 26 characters in body
|
| Nov 12, 2014 at 21:24 | comment | added | Jörg W Mittag | With specially designed aerodynamic bikes, suits and helmets, you can achieve much more than that (222km/h is the current record, I believe), but I wouldn't call that "riding" anymore. It's basically "free falling with your wheels gently touching an almost vertical wall of ice". | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 17:38 | comment | added | David Richerby | Please edit this answer so it makes sense to people who don't want to give their email address to some website just to find out how fast some bunch of guys ride their bikes. | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 14:16 | comment | added | chored | I would guess road bikes. Here's one for the downhill track at Fort William | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 14:14 | comment | added | user5369 | Are those speeds for road bikes or downhill? | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 14:14 | comment | added | user5369 | I avoid sites and apps that require creating an account before using it (Strava, MapMyRide). Information wants to be free. | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 13:56 | history | answered | jilles de wit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |