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I recently started using strava and I was proud of myself for making good times on the yearly leaderboards until I started stalking everyone else's rides and realized none of them were even trying while I was at 100% and only able to land an average of 5th on most segments (yearly). I average under 16mph regardless of distance while everyone else in the area is doing between 18-20mph on 40 mile rides. On the rare occasion I encounter another rider it's either when they're going past me up a hill twice as fast or when I end up behind one and don't dare try to overtake after seeing the amount of muscle they have on the back of their legs. There is a weekly ride at a nearby lbs that splits in two groups, the beginner group claims to average at 15mph, but I'm afraid of being laughed out when I show up on a carbon bike and go the direction of the beginners and fatties.
