Kooij sprinted for 9.2 seconds, launching at ~60 km/h and peaking over 70 km/h on the flat finish. At his 69 kg, our model puts the winning sprint at roughly 1,400 W, or about 20 W/kg: nearly dead on our 20.5 W/kg prediction, and he held it almost twice as long as our 5-second model.
1 · The Terrain & Who Wins
A flat, fast run-in built for the fast men. 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
An estimated ~1578 W held for the finale (endurance + neuromuscular sprints).
3 · Three Favorites
- 1Mads Pedersen
- 2Jasper Philipsen
- 3Tim Merlier
4 · Train These Watts — Copy This Into CoachCat
What that workout looks like (90 min Z2 endurance with 4 x 15-second max sprints):
First week free. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
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: