With UAE controlling the field, the GC favorites held back on the final climb and Pogačar didn't go full gas until the final 250 m.
From Strava: the front group climbed the final 1.6 km at 6.6% in 3:28 (VAM 1,916 m/h), which pencils out to ~7.1 W/kg at ~450 W. That beat our predicted ~4 minutes but came in under our 8.23 W/kg: at 1,650 m altitude and with UAE controlling until the sprint, the climb was a leadout, not a max effort. Ramses Debruyne's power meter (417 W for his 4:06 ascent) validates our model within 1%.
We timed the video replay: Pogačar's winning sprint over the final 250 m took 19.68 seconds at 45.7 km/h, or roughly 1,000 W and 15 W/kg.
1 · The Terrain & Who Wins
A mountain day topping out on Les Angles (1.7 km @ 6.5%). The GC favorites go head-to-head and the strongest climber on the day rides away for the win.
Rider type: GC climbers & pure climbers
2 · The Watts/kg It Takes to Win
An estimated ~527 W held for ~4 min (sweet spot).
3 · Three Favorites
- 1Tadej Pogačar
- 2Jonas Vingegaard
- 3Paul Seixas
4 · Train These Watts — Copy This Into CoachCat
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