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July 17th, 2026 · Friday Hilly

Stage 13: Dole > Belfort

205 km · winning effort: ~24 min climb
↓ Get today's CoachCat workout · 75 min

1 · The Terrain & Who Wins

A mountain day topping out on Ballon d'Alsace (8.7 km @ 6.9%). 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

7.04W/kg

An estimated ~451 W held for ~24 min (sweet spot).

3 · Three Favorites

  • 1Ben Healy
  • 2Quinn Simmons
  • 3Mattias Skjelmose

4 · Train These Watts — Copy This Into CoachCat

Today's ride: 75 min · Sweet Spot (sustained climbing power)
CoachCat, build me a 75-minute workout for today modeled on Tour de France Stage 13 to Belfort. Today's winner needs about 7.04 W/kg for ~24 min (sweet spot). Give me 3 x 15 min Sweet Spot (88-94% FTP), scaled to my FTP, current LEVEL and OTS, and tell me how to pace it.

What that workout looks like (3 x 15 min Sweet Spot (88-94% FTP)):

FTP (100%) Warm-up: 64% FTP, 12 minSweet Spot 1: 91% FTP, 15 minRecover: 60% FTP, 5 minSweet Spot 2: 91% FTP, 15 minRecover: 60% FTP, 5 minSweet Spot 3: 92% FTP, 15 minCool-down: 55% FTP, 8 min
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