Tour de France Stage 3: SRM Files from Nicki Sorensen and Chris Anker Sorensen
6 July 2009Today we have a special surprise for you as Team Saxo Bank has supplied TrainingPeaks with SRM power files from two of their riders, Chris Anker Sorensen and Nicki Sorensen (and no they are not related). Click here to view and download all of the stage files.
Stage 3 from Marseille to La Grande-Motte was 196kms covered in five and a half hours. This was a very tough stage as team Columbia-HTC increased the speed as the race headed along the coast line in the final 30 kilometers. The cross winds coming off the ocean broke the main peleton into pieces and caught some of the overall favorites off guard. Riders such as Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, Alberto Contador and the Schleck brothers were all left chasing the entire Team Columbia-HTC, super star rider Lance Armstrong, and other danger men.
In the end 27 men finished 41 seconds ahead of the main field and the biggest benefactor was was probably Lance who is now third overall behind Team Saxo Bank rider Fabian Cancellara.
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One Response to “Tour de France Stage 3: SRM Files from Nicki Sorensen and Chris Anker Sorensen”
July 7th, 2009 at 10:32 am
The weather really will play a big role in this race, especially in the beginning stages. It’s amazing how much Lance has moved up already. It will be a fun race to watch, though it will not help Lance’s ego one bit.