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Huge power for a huge victory ๐
Mikel Landa produced some impressive power numbers on his way to winning a brutal Stage 20 at La Vuelta a Espana.
๐ Distance: 186.6km
โฑ๏ธ Time: 4h58m01s
โก๏ธAvg power: 285w
๐ฅ Max power: 1070w
๐ก Normalised power: 330w
๐ Garmin Cycling
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He went to a dark place here ๐ฅต
Mark Donovan had to dig deep to catch the next group on the road on his own when crosswinds split the peloton on Stage 5 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men.
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Brutal power from Politt ๐ช
Nils Politt produced two huge accelerations, 9.2km and 7.3km from home, to pull clear of a leading group and win Stage 5 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men solo. He dedicated the victory to his late grandfather.
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Almost never-ending gap ๐ซ
Vermeersch had to dig deep to close this gap in the crosswinds of Stage 5 at the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men on his own. The effort was worth it, as he went on to finish second on the stage to seal a UAE Team Emirates-XRG 1-2 behind winner Politt.
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Wellens ripped that stage apart ๐ฎ๐ช๐ผ
Tim Wellens and UAE Team Emirates-XRG tore apart the race on the final major climb on Stage 4 at the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men before he powered to the line with Cees Bol to secure the overall lead ๐๐ผ
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Monster crosswind watts from Ganna ๐ช๐ผ๐ฎ
Filippo Ganna produced huge power in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Stage 3 crosswinds while attempting to split the peloton and catch the break, before following a final attack from Arne Santy of Tarteletto - Isorex.
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Kooij carved his way through ๐ฎ ๐
Olav Kooij impressed on Stage 3 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men with a resounding display on the uphill sprint.
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โฑ๏ธ Time: 15โ
๐จ Avg speed: 50.1km/h
๐ช Max speed: 52.2km/h
โก๏ธAvg power: 1120w
๐ฅ Max power: 1390w
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Massive speed & power into the crosswinds ๐ฎ
Filippo Ganna dropped huge watts while trying to split the peloton in the crosswinds on Stage 3 at the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men.
Ganna โ KM 117-123
โฑ๏ธ Time: 7โ04โ
๐จ Avg speed: 55.6km/h
๐ช๏ธ Max speed: 82.2km/h
โก๏ธAvg power: 500w
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A huge 320w shift in the headwind ๐ช
Dylan van Baarle led the chase behind the break at a gusty day on Stage 3 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men.
Dylan van Baarle - Km 80-115
โฑ๏ธ Time: 53โ43โ
๐จ Avg speed: 39.1km/h
๐ช๏ธ Max speed: 79.1km/h
โก Avg power: 320w
๐ฅ Max power: 1130w
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Merlier through like a bullet train ๐
Tim Merlier was untouchable on Stage 2 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men, surging past the opposition with a perfectly timed sprint.
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Yep, you read it right: 600w for 2:56 ๐ฒ๐ฅ
Filippo Ganna produced a huge power output to bridge back to the front of the peloton after crosswinds caused splits on Lloyds Tour of Britain Men Stage 2.
โฑ๏ธ Time: 2โ56โ
๐จ Avg speed: 56.8km/h
โก๏ธAvg power: 600w
๐ฅ Max power: 1370w
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Undressing at 490w and 47km/h ๐ฒ๐
Thรฉo Delacroix made removing his base layer at an average of 260w look effortless during Stage 1 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men ๐ฌ
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Not a single watt wasted ๐
Lewis Askey timed his effort to perfection on the final cobbled climb, reeling in Florian Vermeersch before launching past to win Stage 1 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men. ๐ฅ
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Outrageous power from Ganna ๐คฏ
Filippo Ganna flew up the cobbled Michaelgate climb, 255m at 13.6%, then went even faster on the flatter run-in to almost catch Lewis Askey and finish 2nd on Stage 1 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men.
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