Quote Originally Posted by Lenusik
. My normal spead to hold is 20 - 23 mph. I can hold 25 - 27 for a couple of miles when I push. .
Lance Armstrong is a remarkable bike rider. He has/had access to all the latest technology, the best bikes, the best training, personnel trainers, etc. and almost unlimited funds to help train. Training was his full time job. He won the Tour de France 7 times with an average speed of 24.99 mph.

Lenusik if your "normal spead" is 20- 23 mph I think you could be the first woman to ride le tour.
My average speed is more in line with knotted and once, an old man walking his dog, talking on a phone beat me up a hill. But I still love to ride.

Jones.