Professional cycling continues to break its own boundaries, season after season. Earlier this year, we shared an in-depth feature on the sport’s ‘speed evolution’ as greater investment and more data-led analysis into technology, training, and overall performance has seen average speed records tumble at several major races.
For context, the 2022 Tour de France was the fastest in the modern era, with a head-turning 42.03 kph average speed. Just 12 months ago, we saw five Spring Classics record their fastest-ever editions, with some having only been set a year earlier.