Archive for 'Team Saxo Bank' Category
Team Saxo Bank Leads a Brutal Stage 17 of the Tour de France
22 July 2009Stage 17 of the Tour de France was bound to be a make or break affair for those aiming at a podium position in Paris. Andy Schleck predicted stage 17 would be important during Monday’s rest day press conference, “We will see a lot of damage in stage 17 with the Col de Romme and [...]
Tour de France Stage 16: SRM Power and Heart Rate data for Chris Anker Sorensen
21 July 2009Welcome to the big leagues. Stage 16 was a monster of a stage. Even though it only had two climbs, they were very long and the final climb was the Category 1 Petit-Saint-Bernard.
Chris Anker Sorensen rode in a support role in today’s stage and is proving to be a very valuable teammate to Andy Schleck. [...]
Power data from some of the final flat stages of the Tour
16 July 2009Can any day of riding in the Tour de France really be called easy? For most of us, keeping up with the peloton even on the flats is just a wild fantasy, but for most of the riders in the peloton, the last few days have provided a welcome chance to recover for the brutal [...]
Tour de France SRM Power Files Posted for Stage 8 and 9
12 July 2009Chris Anker Sorensen also held his own within stages 8 and 9 and proved exactly why Team Saxo Bank chose him for their squad. This is Chris Anker’s first Tour de France and if it keeps going like this he deserves to ride many more.
Chris has ridden superbly for his team in the mountains and [...]
SRM Power Data Posted for Stages 6 & 7 of the Tour de France
10 July 2009 In the hardest stage yet of this year’s Tour de France, Alberto Contador pulled ahead of Lance Armstrong with a late attack in the final 4 kilometers of stage 7 in Andorra. Team Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellera lost the yellow jersey after loosing contact with the front group on the final climb.
Stage 7 also saw Team [...]
