by Andrew Jamieson | Oct 25, 2018 | Cycle Racing, Cycling Sports Science, Drugs, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Predicted Power Output Based On Known Climbing Times…I Call BS For a start we need to take a look at power outputs and how they are measuring it. The claims are coming from timing a climb with a stopwatch (where we know the elevation gain and length) and using a...
by Andrew Jamieson | Oct 4, 2016 | Cycling Sports Science, Power in Races and Training, Sports Testing, Tour de France
I thought it would be interesting to take the results from Chris Froome’s physiological assessment last year and apply them as if they were a Fitlab Performance Assessment. For those that have had a Fitlab assessment, you can see...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 17, 2015 | Cycle Training, Cycling Sports Science, Sports Testing, Tour de France
What’s required to do well on a long mountain stage of the Tour de France? Firstly we often forget the physiological make up of these riders when we talk about sprinters, time trialists, “big diesels”, domestiques, climbers and roulers. Fundamentally...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 15, 2015 | Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Looking at the stage profile today, it didn’t take a tactical genius to figure out the race would be fought on the final climb. With a relatively uneventful ride to the foot of the climb and 15km straight up to the finish. The average percentage was 7.4% but...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 14, 2015 | Cycle Racing, Recovery, Tour de France, Uncategorized
Recovery Day Just before we head into the mountains tomorrow (Bastille Day – France’s big holiday) there is a rest day. While you might think that’s a time to rest up in the hotel room for the riders or sit around doing press conferences, they...
