I always would expect the top pros to thrash everyone on the climbs and probably the flats too. But descents?
This was a surprise. They're small and skinny. Holme Moss Descent featured on the TdF. I'm well up there, about 200th out of 10,000. But the top places are all held by TdF riders. Here is the comparison of the record holder to me
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I did eventually manage to match his speed on the bottom half. But he killed me at the top where I was probably recovering from the climb and freewheeling, he was giving it full gas