Jump out of the saddle, then sit down and try to crank it up some more. It is pretty hard to get over 35mph (at least for me). When I was a pup we had a cop (also a rider) radar us and I hit 37 once solo and 38 with a leadout.
Our fastest trackie (national ranked sprinter) was hitting 40 2 of 3 runs . alone, and 41 with a leadout.

Which direction was the wind blowing and how strong was it? Makes a huge difference.

It that peak speed or sustained for a certain distance?

I've hit a peak of 54kmh on my MTB with slicks. COuld only handle it for about 100m though ;-)

I'm pegged at 36mph... but that was a few years ago when I was doing leadouts on a regular basis. I have no acceleration, but the ability to ride fast for a longer amount of time than most.

I've hit about 38mph coming off a wheel, and I am not a really good sprinter, since I don't have the top end speed of a lot of guys I race against. Might have been with a tailwind, I forget since that was a couple of years ago.

These days, I have no idea since I don't use a bike computer.

You can train speed to a certain extent, but a lot of it is natural ability. 3 things off the top of my head:

1) Ride lots and lose weight. A lighter rider with the same muscle mass will sprint faster.

2) Short intervals, long recovery, at 95-100% effort. Efforts should last between 20sec and 1 minute.

3) Work on power at low cadences, eg standing start intervals. Also work on leg speed. Good workout is a 15 sec sprint from a standing start in a 53/16 or so. Forces the initial high torque acceleration and then turnover at the end of the interval.

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I have no idea where the wind was blowing. I'm going to try again and get out of the saddle a little bit and give that a try. When I tried yesterday, it was just a spur of the moment thing.

I was once a feild sprinter for our cycling team, and won a few crits in my day. I can hit 40 mph on flat ground with no wind, and have seen 41-43 mph with a lead out. I've done an 11.7 200M (38.46 mph ave) recently on the track, and in our last friday night Madison, I came around a guy whose computer showed his max speed of 41.4 mph.

What I find amazing is the sustained speed of kilo and pursuit riders and the leadout men Mario, Petacchi, Boonen, et al have!

-SD

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don't know the fastest speed but it was fast enough to win a few races.

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36, no wind - getting aero helps your max speed