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July 11th, 2026 · Saturday Flat

Stage 8: Perigueux > Bergerac

182 km · winning effort: the finale sprint
↓ Get today's CoachCat workout · 150 min

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

20.5W/kg

An estimated ~1578 W held for the finale (endurance base + sprints).

3 · Three Favorites

  • 1Tim Merlier
  • 2Mads Pedersen
  • 3Jasper Philipsen

4 · Train These Watts — Copy This Into CoachCat

Today's ride: 150 min · Endurance base + sprints
CoachCat, build me a 150-minute workout for today modeled on Tour de France Stage 8 to Bergerac. Today's winner needs about 20.5 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):

FTP (100%) Warm-up: 60% FTP, 15 minEndurance: 67% FTP, 50 minSprint: 220% FTP, 1 minEndurance: 66% FTP, 19 minSprint: 220% FTP, 1 minEndurance: 66% FTP, 19 minSprint: 220% FTP, 1 minEndurance: 66% FTP, 29 minCool-down: 55% FTP, 15 min
EnduranceSprintRecovery
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Want a plan that builds these watts?

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