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Racer patricK70 (patrick70)
Race Number 8
Date Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:44:02
Speed 79 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.8%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents inquisnick (4th place) neelamnator (3rd place) robzee (2nd place)

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Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind, regardless of direction, a perception that is not as wrong as it may seem. On level ground, one rides as fast as is comfortable and because the bicycle is highly efficient, speed is limited by wind resistance. With a tailwind, speeding up until the wind is in one's face is fairly easy, and at that point it becomes a headwind.
— (book) by Jobst Brandt (see stats)