SRM Power Data Posted for Stages 6 & 7 of the Tour de France

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 Saxo Bank’s Chris Anker Sorensen's duties switch from helping his teammate Cancellara, to helping Andy Schleck stay with the group containing the likes of Armstrong, Leipheimer and Cadel Evans.  The effort involved in working for Schleck, along with climbing some of Europe's highest mountains, resulted in Sorensen’s toughest day of riding so far with a TSS score of 403 after over 6 hours on the bike.

 Check out Chris Anker's SRM power file from both stage 6 and 7  here. Stage 6 was also brutal, commenting on the 180 km long stage, Sorensen remarked, "I suffered the first 50 km...and the last 130."

In addition to the power files on TrainingPeaks, stay tuned for race and power analysis articles by Dirk Friel on Velonews.