by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 10, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Well, pretty much everything that was said might happen on the cobbles did! Maybe Dave Brailsford should have taken Wiggins! The bigger riders had their day today with power being more important than power to weight. Riders with high power outputs over the VO2max...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 9, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
So the rider with the ugliest riding style in the pro peloton went on the attack today. I do like a good Thomas Voeckler attack though, especially with his great facial expressions. Good to see Jack on the front a fair bit in the last 10km, but very sad to see Greg...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 8, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
A straight forward sprinters stage today (early break that gets caught a few km’s from the finish…or does it). I bet the breakaway boys were hoping for more than just the two of them! Kittel would typically produce around 1800 watts peak during the final...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 7, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Another day a little like yesterday, but with even more little ups and downs. Comparative to the Amstel Gold Classic. This time there were some 18+ climbs of 2km or more, with 4 or 5 of these from 3.5 to 9km. Since Ted King did a fair bit of work today, I thought...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 6, 2014 | Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
A quick look at the first stage of the Tour de France While the average wattage for most riders would be around the 4 watts per kilo range it doesn’t reflect the dozens of short efforts of 30 seconds-5 minutes or more (at up to 10 watts per kilo for the shorter...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 5, 2014 | Tour de France
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