Just thinking today: if usain bolt and a cyclist sprinter were to race from a standstill for 100m, who would win? I’m sure bolt would get a big lead at the start but would he lose it towards the end?
Based on the times that top cyclists do the 1 km sprint in…the cyclist would win. But in the first hundred I think it would be close.
I dunno. This is a good question–I await an answer from those who know more about track cycling than I do.
FWIW, I just watched a YouTube video of Chris Hoy doing the kilo at the 2007 WCs, and for the first 125m he averaged 11.17 meters per second, or 24.99mph. So, over 125 meters a cyclist would surely win (Usain’s WR speed over 100m is 10.44m/s), but over 100m? I am not sure.
Let’s say the smallest gear to use for this is a 53x19 (low enough to accelerate quickly, but not so low that you spin out), I’d guess the answer is no. Keep in mind the cyclist has to accelerate his own mass plus 16 extra pounds and in running you are effectively changing your gear ratio with every incremental stride (stride length) until you get to max speed. The cyclist is stuck with his single stride length (gear inches) and can only change RPM.
Certainly you’d choose a smaller gear than you would for a kilo, though, since the acceleration phase is just about the whole race an you wouldn’t need to maintain top speed anywhere near as long. That should help close the initial gap more quickly.
Certainly you’d choose a smaller gear than you would for a kilo, though, since the acceleration phase is just about the whole race an you wouldn’t need to maintain top speed anywhere near as long. That should help close the initial gap more quickly.
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Its not like the cyclist has to sustain 40 miles per hour. Once he passes Usain, its over. I’d say that keeping it in the small chain ring on a standard bike would probably get it done.
The fun thing is you can go to analytic cycling to plug in some numbers to figure it out. www.analyticcycling.com or here is the direct link: http://analyticcycling.com/DiffEqMotionKilo_Page.html
I changed the value for “A Time for This Distance” to 100 meters from 1000 meters. I think if I specifically trained for it for a few weeks I could do it on my road bike; however, it is certainly not easy. For me (80kg), it would take a max of 1450 and an average of 1200, hitting 1450 at 3 seconds, for me to go sub 9.7 seconds for 100 meters. While those numbers are not at all remarkable, I most triathletes aren’t anywhere in that realm.
Keep in mind that when Cav was winning stages at the TdF this summer he was doing around 1250W according to all the reports while guys like Boonen and Ferrar needed >1600. Not sure how accurate those report were.
To cover 100m in 9.58 seconds, you’ll need to average 37.6 kph through the entire time from a standing start. I’m not sure a cyclist accelerating even 60 kg+10 kg of bike+shoes+pedals+helmet can overcome the intertia, air resistance and rolling resistance to pull it off in 100m with a fixed gear. I think the best man who has a shot is Cav. He is not that heavy, is super aero and can accelerate a bike quicker than anyone on the planet right now.
Might be a great Vegas smackdown with a massive prize purse with live Eurosport coverage…Cav vs Bolt vs a Kentucky Derby winner…who wins?
World record for a standing start 250m is 17 and change.
Sir Chris Hoy v Usain Bolt would be a hell of a close race.
I certainly wouldn’t wager on the outcome!
Hey, that would be one hell of a charity event!!!
Thanks for the education on the 250m standing start in 17 seconds. No way, I’m putting my money on the Knight. The boy from Jamaica wins this one…
And here is a message from Pistolero to Thunder Bolt:
Take that, byatch!
Thunderbolt = Cool
Pistelero = Cheesy
Sorry man, it’s just the way it is. You need little more cosmetic bulk for your cheesy moves to transgress over to the coolness domain…Contador just does not have the Fonz factor 