Matt (shorts8617)

Race #1186

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Official speed 64.74 wpm (71.92 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 30, 2011 5:34:55pm UTC
Race Finish August 30, 2011 5:36:07pm UTC
Outcome No win (1 of 1)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 0.00
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Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind, regardless of direction, a perception that is not as wrong as it may seem. On level ground, one rides as fast as is comfortable and because the bicycle is highly efficient, speed is limited by wind resistance. With a tailwind, speeding up until the wind is in one's face is fairly easy, and at that point it becomes a headwind.