Color and clarity are really good, but I don't get the feeling of speed here as it's more implied. I think had you used the panning technique with a slower shutter speed the background would have been more blurred and would have conveyed speed better. You can even see the spokes in the wheels suggesting to me they were going fairly slow at the time you exposed the shot.
nice shot. i think maybe some motion blurring would help this shot convey speed. panning with the cyclists and using a slow shutter speed would keep them in focus while blurring the background, giving the impression that the cyclists are hauling some butt!
5 points to start with, 2 more cos of the decent composition, 1 more cos they're gurls :-) and 1 more cos I love cycling so much!!! = 9. Understand that?