TDF 2012 Rider statistics
bahzob
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Interesting summary here http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/posts/2012/7/23/tour-de-france-2012-wrap-up-by-trainingpeaks.html?utm_source=tp&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=athletejuly2012-2
of some rider's performances from the TDF.
Some sample power bests if you fancy comparing yourself to the pros
Janez Brajkovic 1 hour 350W 5.90W/kg 3 hour 295W 4.98W/kg
Bernhard Eisel 1 hour 380W 4.73W/kg 3 hour 329W 4.09W/kg
Chris Anker Sorensen 1 hour 355W 5.51W/kg 3 hour 303W 4.70 W/kg
of some rider's performances from the TDF.
Some sample power bests if you fancy comparing yourself to the pros
Janez Brajkovic 1 hour 350W 5.90W/kg 3 hour 295W 4.98W/kg
Bernhard Eisel 1 hour 380W 4.73W/kg 3 hour 329W 4.09W/kg
Chris Anker Sorensen 1 hour 355W 5.51W/kg 3 hour 303W 4.70 W/kg
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Haha, one would hope if there are riders on here that can compare, then they would indeed by pro themselves!
Also, those 1 hour power's will be from the middle of a stage won't they? Or is it TT effort?Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com0 -
Lol no .. If i read it right, that just the business end of the hardest stage of the tour .. o_OAll the above is just advice .. you can do whatever the f*ck you wana do!
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I don't think Brajkovic weighs 59kg. If he did and with those numbers he should have had a better tour than he had. Googling suggests he's more like 65kg.
Still mightily impressive numbers, especially coming from the middle of a hard stage race.More problems but still living....0 -
The figures are power bests i.e. the top figures recorded during the 3 weeks of the tour.
Most everyone should be capable of producing 5W/kg, the problem is keeping it up for an hour. Still you can have some fun seeing how long you could stay with a top pro on a climb, anything approaching 5 mins is good compared to average but also illustrative of the gulf between us and them.
Google isn't really going to be the best source for a riders weight especially mid tour. Brajkovic was under 60kg, see this ride for example.
http://home.trainingpeaks.com/races/tour-de-france/2012/stage-11.aspx#.UBeTuqBRCt0
He did finish 9th so not bad. His stats will be interesting as a point of reference for the future. They give a fairly clear indication of what it takes to get a top 10 finish in what was probably the cleanest tour in the last quarter century. Significant upwards variance from them should be a cause for some comment.Martin S. Newbury RC0 -
He may well have been 60kg, but the Training Peaks analyses always try to big up the performances so I'd not be at all surprised if they knocked a few kg off to make them look even more impressive.More problems but still living....0
