1 · Race Report
Demi Vollering (FDJ-SUEZ) won Stage 5 in Belleville-en-Beaujolais from a three-up sprint, after Pauline Ferrand-Prevot cracked on the Col de Durbize and never reached the front group. That left Vollering, Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma to ride clear over the final Mont Brouilly climb, where Niewiadoma crested first before Vollering came past her to the line.
2 · The Watts/kg That Decided It
6.2W/kg
Niewiadoma took the Mont Brouilly KOM at 8:37 (3.03 km @ 7.7%), an estimated ~305 W = 6.2 W/kg at 49 kg (VAM 1,620), measured off her Strava segment time. Most men cannot hold 6.2 W/kg for 8 minutes.
3 · The Podium
- 1Demi Vollering
- 2Marlen Reusser
- 3Kasia Niewiadoma
4 · Train These Watts: Copy This Into CoachCat
CoachCat, build me a 60-minute workout for today modeled on Tour de France Femmes Stage 5 to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. Today's winner needed about 6.2 W/kg for the 8:37 Mont Brouilly climb (vo2 max). Give me 5 x 4 min VO2 max at 108-115% FTP, scaled to my FTP, current LEVEL and OTS, and tell me how to pace it.
What that workout looks like (5 x 4 min VO2 max at 108-115% FTP):
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