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Racer Alex (torres_twentyfive)
Race Number 131
Date Wed, 30 Sep 2015 2:22:05
Speed 70 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.7%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents songnay (3rd place) veronicashinez (4th 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)