Tour de France Stage 15 SRM Power Data Posted
19 July 2009Stage 15 was the first major test of the Alpine stages and included a mountain top finish, the second of three in this year’s Tour. The finish in Verbier, Switzerland has never hosted the Tour de France before, but many of the riders know the finish quite well since the Tour of Switzerland has finished in Verbier several times.
Saxo Bank displayed just how strong they are by setting the pace right from the start of the climb. The first pace setter was the German Jens Voigt, then Nicki Sorensen and Chris Anker Sorensen took over as the Schleck brothers stayed protected near the front. Once the team domestiques had finished their jobs the peleton exploded on the lower slopes and only a handfull of men were left to fight the battle.
Chris Anker Sorensen rode a very good stage considering this is only his second ever mountain-top finish in a Tour de France. Chris finished 4′ behind the stage winner right along with American George Hincapie.
For all of the details and the interactive SRM file click here.
This chart shows the Daily TSS value, Mean Max 5, and Mean Max 20 values of stages 1-15 of the Tour de France.
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