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Originally posted by 911pcars
There is nothing easy about riding 120+ miles at 20+ mph average.
Armstrong averaged almost 15 mph going up L'Alpe d'Huez, 8-12% gradiant (3,350 feet) in a little under 40 min. But that was for "only" 10 miles. Unbelievable.
Sherwood
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Quoting Fox Sports:
Armstrong's average speed over the 3,391.1 kilometers (2,102.5 miles) raced was 40.533 kilometers per hour (25.13 miles per hour), second only to last year.
Now that is impressive, given the mountains and grueling schedule. No one denies Michael Jordon was a great basketball player, yet he wouldn't have dominated without a great team either. One thing both Lance and Jordon have in common is leadership skills, another is ability to not let injury stop them. Lance may not be the greatest cyclist ever (he's been criticized for not riding some of the other big races) but he certainly is the greatest TDF rider ever!
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