TdF Cut-off time - Stage 15

Dan Connelly wrote:

Did the TV (I assume Versus) also describe the riders navigating
treacherous descents @ 70 mph?

They've been backing off that this year, I think because GPS is being
used to give more accurate speeds. The highest I've heard so far is 60
mph.

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Dan Connelly
wrote:

Bike-Mike wrote:

That makes perfect sense. The thumbnail version they give on TV is
just 8-10% which is apparently a generalization perhaps based on where
it typically falls.

Did the TV (I assume Versus) also describe the riders navigating treacherous descents @ 70 mph?

Believe virtually nothing you hear from US bike racing television coverage.

I heard that, and automatically translated to km/hr.

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Michael Press