Can an e-bike beat one of these?

[Artstu]

I spotted a couple on two Scott (I think) Bosch hybrid bikes mixing it with the time trial bikes on Friday. It got me wondering if it would be possible to beat a time trialist? This is the winning rider of the day.

and for a bit of contrast, second placed man and lap record holder.

 

[Geebee]

Not likely unless on an illegal bike.

"Rik Verbrugghe holds the record for the fastest ever stage in a grand tour. 58.874 km/h over the 7.6 km prologue course from the 2001 Giro d'Italia. Mario Cipollini holds the fastest road stage (48.521 km/h) from the 1997 edition and Alex Zülle holds the fastest time trial stage (53.771 km/h stage 15) from the 1998 edition.

The fastest ever Vuelta a España stage is held by Rubén Plaza. Plaza won the 39 km stage 20 time trial in 2005 at a speed of 56.22 km/h. This makes it the fastest ever non-prologue stage of a Grand Tour. Igor González de Galdeano holds the record for the fastest road stage. 2001 Vuelta stage 9, 179 km @ 55.176 km/h."

 

[Artstu]

This one is a hilly one, so some sections should favour an e-bike. Still a lot of very fast downhill sections too.

http://app.strava.com/segments/1191137?filter=overall

 

[rippedupno1]

Hey Stu, how did the scotts look like they were doing? I followed a seriously quick lycra yesterday over part of my course (about 1 mile flat) he was really moving doing about 25/ 6 mph very high cadence, i was on L3 and caught and stayed with him quite easily (bs10) unfortunately he pulled off after 1 mile just before the road starts to rise into the hill, i would have loved to see what speed he could have maintained. But a big chapeau to whoever it was as he is the fastest i have come across so far, i dread to think what speed he would have got going down the hill.

 

[Artstu]

It got me wondering if it would be possible to beat a time trialist?

Well I guess the answer is easily, at least on the uphill section.

 

[Geebee]

I am assuming non racer types as the wattages other than one who is slower at a higher wattage? are quite low.

 

[Artstu]

Rider 2 and 3 are the ones from the photos, so the finest time trialists in the land.

 

[Geebee]

Rider 2 and 3 are the ones from the photos, so the finest time trialists in the land.

Are the wattages estimated or measured?

 

[Artstu]

Are the wattages estimated or measured?

Most are estimated I believe.

Tejvan has given a quick write up of his day http://cyclinguphill.com/buxton-mountain-time-trial-2014/

 

[Artstu]

L Baldwin comes from my hometown. (assuming that it is the same one)

I've trounced every recorded time that he has put up on Stava.

He is as arrogant as they come, which is kind of why I do it.

Just so that people don't get the wrong impression, the Lee in this race isn't the same one, our Lee is a lovely friendly guy.