[leilani]

l'Equipe(in French) is saying that Levis's speed average of 53,1 km/h places this stage among the five fastest time trials in TdF history, between 2 performances of Lance Armstrong (2000) and Miguel Indurain (1992).

[leilani]

The pre-stage analysis over at velownews had said that the riders’ speed was likely to benefit from west wind blowing in from the nearby Atlantic Ocean offering the possibility of a record.

BTW, the record speed for a course of longer than 50km was set at 53.986 kph by Armstrong over the 58.5km Freiburg-Mulhouse stage 19 in 2000.