1 · Race Report
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx, Protime) won Stage 2, Aigle > Geneva, in a bunch sprint. Garmin measured her actual output — a 1,272 W five-second peak (21.2 W/kg) at 68.5 km/h, topping out at 1,310 W — about 1.84× what a strong male Cat 3 amateur can hold.
2 · The Watts/kg It Took to Win
21.2W/kg
A measured 1,272 W five-second peak — 21.2 W/kg — at 68.5 km/h (max 1,310 W), recorded by Garmin. A serious Cat 3 amateur does about 11.5 W/kg for this effort, so the winner is roughly 1.84× what a strong age-grouper can hold.
3 · The Podium
- 1Lorena Wiebes
- 2Elisa Balsamo
- 3Marianne Vos
4 · Train These Watts — Copy This Into CoachCat
CoachCat, build me a 90-minute workout for today modeled on Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 to Geneva. Today's winner peaked at about 21.2 W/kg (1,272 W measured) in the sprint (endurance + neuromuscular sprints). Give me 90 min Z2 endurance with 4 x 15-second max sprints, scaled to my FTP, current LEVEL and OTS, and tell me how to pace it.
What that workout looks like (90 min Z2 endurance with 4 x 15-second max sprints):
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