by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 25, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Two epic climbs, the battle is on for the minor places, Valverde tries a move and Nibali is the man of the Tour…a must see stage that is both predictable and unpredictable. For some more interesting analysis of the power outputs during a big mountain stage, here...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 24, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
GC contenders were looking to make back time or limit time loss over these two mountain stages. Pinot made some big moves along with Kwiatkowski, while Valverde and Rodriguez tried to hold on to 2nd overall and the mountains jersey respectively. Great viewing, but...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 21, 2014 | Cycle Racing, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Thank you Jack Bauer for an awesome stage… What a fantastic two man breakaway from the gun today for Jack Bauer and Swiss champion Martin Elmiger. For two men, on such a long stage to gain and hold off the bunch so well, shows their strength. For a look at the...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 20, 2014 | Cycle Training, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Ok, so a lot of action in the mountains over the pst two days. Nibali is just on another level to the rest. It would have been great to see him against Froome and Contador. They are all quite similar riders who like to intersperse steady long climbing efforts with...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 17, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
…the two Tonys feature again! This time Tony Martin sets up Michal Kwiatkowski for the end of the stage and Tony Gallopin shows everyone how it’s done. Gallopin has such great technique and position on the bike when going solo (in contrast to say…the...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 14, 2014 | Cycle Training, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
The race of the two Tonys… Interesting scenario today with 2 men off the front, followed by a large group chasing, then the bunch. Having such a hilly course tends to negate the benefit of riding in the group to some degree – less time utilizing the...
