2022 Tour de France Stage Analysis

2022 Tour de France stage power and drag analysis — Best Bike Split

All stages of the 2022 Tour de France were modeled using the Best Bike Split performance modeling software. For non Time Trial stages the peloton was modeled as a single entity using the typical pulling power exhibited by riders at the front of the main group. We then used the Time Analysis tool to highlight specific sections of the course that could influence race day strategy.

The 2022 race had one of the most memorable Grand Départs in recent history, kicking off with a short but explosive Copenhagen ITT before crossing to France. The race then built toward a brutal back-to-back Alpine weekend — Stage 11 to Col du Granon and Stage 12 finishing on the legendary Alpe d'Huez — that effectively decided the overall. The Pyrenean finale at Hautacam added further drama before the penultimate day TT at Rocamadour. Use the Time Analysis tool on any stage to explore how adjustments to your power, CdA, or weight would play out across both the flat, wind-exposed northern stages and the high-altitude Alpine finishes.

Stage	Type	Date	Avg. Watts	Avg. Speed	Time
Stage 1 (Copenhague to Copenhague)	Individual Time Trial	07/01/2022	471 w	52 km/h	00:15:34
Stage 2 (Roskilde to Nyborg)	Flat	07/02/2022	361 w	42 km/h	04:46:48
Stage 3 (Vejle to Sønderborg)	Flat	07/03/2022	354 w	42 km/h	04:17:51
Stage 4 (Dunkerque to Calais)	Hilly	07/05/2022	349 w	42 km/h	04:04:09
Stage 5 (Lille Métropole to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut)	Hilly	07/06/2022	363 w	45 km/h	03:46:52
Stage 6 (Binche to Longwy)	Hilly	07/07/2022	338 w	45 km/h	04:58:51
Stage 7 (Tomblaine to La Super Planche des Belles Filles)	Mountain	07/08/2022	340 w	41 km/h	04:21:00
Stage 8 (Dole to Lausanne)	Hilly	07/09/2022	344 w	42 km/h	04:23:03
Stage 9 (Aigle to Châtel Les Portes du Soleil)	Mountain	07/10/2022	343 w	39 km/h	04:44:17
Stage 10 (Morzine Les Portes du Soleil to Megève)	Hilly	07/12/2022	347 w	40 km/h	03:38:49
Stage 11 (Albertville to Col du Granon Serre Chevalier)	Mountain	07/13/2022	347 w	34 km/h	04:20:51
Stage 12 (Briançon to Alpe d’Huez)	Mountain	07/14/2022	335 w	35 km/h	04:39:39
Stage 13 (Le Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Étienne)	Flat	07/15/2022	353 w	43 km/h	04:26:28
Stage 14 (Saint-Étienne to Mende)	Hilly	07/16/2022	345 w	43 km/h	04:34:30
Stage 15 (Rodez to Carcassonne)	Flat	07/17/2022	350 w	43 km/h	04:35:44
Stage 16 (Carcassonne to Foix)	Hilly	07/19/2022	345 w	41 km/h	04:13:56
Stage 17 (Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes)	Mountain	07/20/2022	344 w	35 km/h	03:38:56
Stage 18 (Lourdes to Hautacam)	Mountain	07/21/2022	341 w	35 km/h	04:08:19
Stage 19 (Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors)	Flat	07/22/2022	360 w	47 km/h	03:58:37
Stage 20 (Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour)	Individual Time Trial	07/23/2022	396 w	49 km/h	00:46:57
Stage 21 (Paris La Défense Arena to Paris Champs-Élysées)	Flat	07/24/2022	344 w	44 km/h	02:43:01

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