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2011 Tour de France

Tour de France 2011: Stage 4 power output analysis

Ross · 06 Jul 2011 ·

Just a very short post as a follow up to the .  And for this, credit to SRM, whose website is an absolute must for anyone really interested in crunching the numbers on the Tour.  The truth is, they do such a great job of breaking down the power files of their riders that it sometimes […]

The Tour de France 2011: Power outputs from the outside in

Ross · 06 Jul 2011 ·

Yesterday I did a , and showed you SRM measurements that show that the top cyclists in the Tour ride the longer mountain passes at around 5.9 to 6.1 W/kg, and that riders in the top 20 are a shade below that, in the range from 5.6 W/kg to 5.8 W/kg, depending on the length […]

Video post: The Power output in the mountains of the Tour de France 2011

Ross · 05 Jul 2011 ·

Below is a short video (9:42) where I talk you through the power outputs that are required of the world’s best cyclists when the roads turn upwards in the Pyrenees and Alps.  That happens next Thursday, of course, and that’s where the analysis we do will get really interesting. However, the question is: What does […]

Le Tour 2011, off with a bang and Contador’s ‘mountains’

Ross · 03 Jul 2011 ·

The 2011 Tour starts with a bang (and clatter) as Contador’s challenges grow The 2011 Tour de France is underway, and Phillipe Gilbert is the owner of the race’s first yellow jersey.  His win was his 12th in the last 16 races he has entered (and 7 out of 8 since mid-April), and even before […]

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