1 · The Terrain & Who Wins
A fast run-in built for the quick finishers. The sprinters' teams will lock the race down and line it out for a bunch gallop on the line.
Rider type: Pure sprinters
2 · The Watts/kg It Takes to Win
17.5W/kg
An estimated ~1,068 W held for the finale (endurance base + sprints). A serious Cat 3 amateur does about 11.5 W/kg for this effort, so the winner is roughly 1.52× what a strong age-grouper can hold.
3 · Three Favorites
- 1Lorena Wiebes
- 2Lotte Kopecky
- 3Marianne Vos
4 · Train These Watts — Copy This Into CoachCat
CoachCat, build me a 150-minute workout for today modeled on Tour de France Femmes Stage 8 to Nice. Today's winner needs about 17.5 W/kg for the finale (endurance base + sprints). Give me a 2.5-hour endurance ride with 6 x 15-second max sprints, scaled to my FTP, current LEVEL and OTS, and tell me how to pace it. Make it my long ride of the week (keep it endurance with the harder efforts in the back half).
What that workout looks like (a 2.5-hour endurance ride with 6 x 15-second max sprints):
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Want a plan that builds these watts?
Train the exact power demands of the Tour, scaled to your fitness and your schedule. Two ways to do it with FasCat: