Category Archives: Tour de France

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Gap – 162.5 km       Stage 16 will see the hardest of weeks on this years Tour. As if it hadn’t been hard enough snow is predicted over 2000m during the week and with the Galibier at 2700m … Continue reading →

http://flv.valloire.net/valloire/pano/index-valloire-ete4.htm Galibier in 360degrees great perspectives

Averaging out each day on the Tour de France a typical rider will burn between 5,000 and 6,000 calories. This is made up of 3,000 to 4,500 on the bike and 1,500 to 2,000 off the bike i.e. during massage, … Continue reading →

Saint-Gaudens to Plateau de Beille – 168.5 km     Todays Categorised Climbs   Km 26.5 – Col de Portet-d’Aspet (1 069 m) – 4.3 km climb to 9.7 % – Category 2 Km 62.5 – Col de la Core (1 … Continue reading →

Stage 12 SRM Data Total Time = 6:43 TSS =303 Average Power = 230 Watts. Avg Normalized Power* = 282 Avg HR = 118 Max HR =159 Mean Maximal 1-minute power = 457w Max Maximal 5-minute power = 418w Mean … Continue reading →

Pau  to Lourdes – 152.5 km Todays sprint prime should see the likes of Cavendish again doing his utmost to gain some valuable point in this classification. A 3rd and 4th cat climb stand in his way but I’m sure … Continue reading →

http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/ You can view the telemetry for a number of riders live!

Cugnaux  to Luz-Ardiden – 211 km          Hourquette d’Ancizan (1538 m) – 9.9 km climb to 7.5 % – Category 1 – Km 141.5   Col du Tourmalet (2115 m) – 17.1 km climb to 7.3 %c … Continue reading →

Juan Antonia Flecha Data from Stage 10 Total Time =3:37 TSS =209 Average Power = 214 Watts. Avg Normalized Power* =300 Avg HR =117 Max HR =169 Mean Maximal 1-minute power = 570w Max Maximal 5-minute power =479 w Mean … Continue reading →

  Stage 11 Blaye-les-Mines  to Lavaur – 167.5 km         This is one of three stages left that the sprinters can flex their muscles in. It’s undulating and not completely flat but the sprinter should have no problem in … Continue reading →