10 speed quarter mile?

Question

how fast could a world class cyclist do the 1/4 mile?

Answer 1

Hard to answer as it is not a common sprint distance.

Women do a track 500 metres in about 34 sec

Men do a 500 metre split (during 1km time trial) of about 31 secs

My guesstimate for the quarter mile would be 28-30 for the women and 26-28 for the men

Maybe another second or two for riding on asphalt.

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P.s. The number of gears shouldn't make any sizable difference.

Answer 2

40-47.