This year's Tour de France is expected to go down in the record books as the fastest ever.
"An estimated 500,000 fans will be waiting on the Champs-Élysées to see the 155 remaining riders complete what looks like being the fastest-ever Tour. Following Saturday's time trial, the leader's overall average speed is 41.762 kph, almost 1 kph faster than the 40.940 kph record set by Armstrong in 2003.
"The fastest Tour, the most Tour victories and the first champion to go out on top are all hallmarks of the Armstrong era, which will be completed at the same time as what has been an excellent 92nd Tour de France."
That's an average speed of 25.9 miles per hour, over some incredibly daunting terrain including the Alps and the Pyrenees mountains, for over 2100 miles in 20 days of riding. I would challenge anyone to average 25.9 mph on a flat section of road for just one mile.
By the way, to average 23 mph for 3 miles on flat is the benchmark for being in excellent shape. Let that sink in and refer again to the numbers above. Beyond my comprehension.
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