Geez, that is a pretty good time- I aspire to finish an olympic-distance tri in less than 2:30 someday . On the other hand, I would think that the level of conditioning that you need to be a top-flight F1 driver, plus the requisite light body weight, would put you in good position to be competitive in triathlons. Gio P
The run is really impressive. The bike? Not so much. 54 min is a decent 40km time. Sub 51 min is pretty good, an hour is mediocre. But I bet that he gets better.
Seriously? An hour flat is a 27mph average. Around here, that would have you in the front of the pack and likely on the podium, depending on your age group. Without a peloton to ride in, and with a swim in front and a run in back, that's pretty fast. We just had an olympic-distance event here in CT this past weekend. Granted, it was a little bit rainy, but the overall leader finished the bike in 1:00 on his way to a 1:59 overall. But lest we be viewed as a bunch of amateur weekend warriors here in New England, the guy who won the male elite division at this year's London Triathlon did so with a 55-minute bike. Gio P
Seriously. Although I don't know anything about age groups. I don't race triathlons but I help out some good triathletes with cycling advice and some coaching. While I think that the run is what makes the win in triathlon, the bike is where you can make up (or lose) the most time. Becoming a better cyclist is key to fast triathlon times. As far as times go, my 40k time is about 51 minutes, give or take a few seconds. The fastest I've ever done was under 50, but that was an extremely fast course at altitude. Anyways,I have never won a 40k TT and usually get beaten by TT specialists who are significantly better at it. I haven't always lost by much, but I've never won.
