Carcassonne to Montpellier

Stage 11 / Wednesday, July 13th


Heading east out of Carcassonne the riders will see 2 small category 4 climbs early on in the race at 38 km with the Côte de Minerve and at 57 km with the Côte de Villespassans. The remainder of the course is relatively flat and wide open so the wind will have an impact on the riders. The intermediate sprint point is at 113.5 km into the race, right before a short non categorized climb. The final 20 km into the finish at Montpellier will be flat but the cross winds could cause some havoc.

Weather Forecast

With the course traveling generally east to north east for the entire 162 km the riders will experience a steady left to right cross wind for the entire stage. The wind may play a factor as it increases throughout the day up to about 30 km/h with around 40 km left in the stage. The temperatures should be nice and not have much effect at all being a mild 22 to 25 degrees.

Stage Analysis

The last chance for a few days for the true sprinters to battle it out. With Ventoux looming in stage 12 and forecasted strong cross winds teams might want to conserve a bit of energy on the day and let the sprint teams do most of the work. There are two category 4 climbs early in the race and a small group could try to make a break, but with the wide open stretches of road and 25 km/h + cross wind as they race towards the finish it will be a long day out front for sure. There will definitely be some echelons forming, so a larger break could sneak away if it's well organized, but most likely the sprint teams will want a shot at the stage. The run into the finish is straight with a slight kick up before a very fast flat 600 meters to the line and the wind will be at their backs, so it sets up for a perfect finish for the true sprinters. If Cavendish can time it right again he'll be looking for win number 4!

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Interval Int. Time Total Time Int. Dist. Total Dist. Grade Speed Power
#1 00:02:22 00:02:22 1.77 km 1.77 km +0.06 % 44.79 km/h 343 w
#2 00:00:17 00:02:40 0.24 km 2.01 km +0.38 % 47.28 km/h 346 w
#3 00:01:26 00:04:06 0.95 km 2.96 km +2.75 % 39.58 km/h 392 w
#4 00:00:30 00:04:37 0.43 km 3.39 km -3.10 % 49.82 km/h 294 w
#5 00:01:40 00:06:17 1.25 km 4.64 km +0.75 % 45.16 km/h 359 w
#6 00:02:43 00:09:01 1.72 km 6.36 km +1.69 % 37.92 km/h 377 w
#7 00:01:17 00:10:18 1.07 km 7.43 km -1.37 % 49.62 km/h 317 w
#8 00:01:35 00:11:54 1.10 km 8.53 km +1.20 % 41.65 km/h 369 w
#9 00:07:35 00:19:29 5.56 km 14.09 km +0.97 % 43.98 km/h 358 w
#10 00:01:37 00:21:07 1.18 km 15.27 km +0.82 % 43.53 km/h 359 w
#11 00:01:25 00:22:32 1.24 km 16.51 km -1.73 % 52.03 km/h 311 w
#12 00:00:18 00:22:51 0.22 km 16.73 km +4.94 % 42.63 km/h 426 w
#13 00:00:19 00:23:11 0.16 km 16.89 km +7.34 % 28.77 km/h 456 w
#14 00:02:12 00:25:23 2.10 km 18.99 km -2.39 % 56.99 km/h 290 w
#15 00:01:24 00:26:48 1.29 km 20.28 km -0.63 % 54.64 km/h 322 w
#16 00:00:40 00:27:28 0.61 km 20.89 km -1.43 % 54.66 km/h 309 w
#17 00:00:23 00:27:51 0.37 km 21.26 km -2.78 % 57.98 km/h 288 w
#18 00:02:29 00:30:20 2.20 km 23.46 km -0.43 % 53.12 km/h 325 w
#19 00:02:03 00:32:24 1.66 km 25.12 km +0.42 % 48.47 km/h 346 w
#20 00:07:02 00:39:26 6.20 km 31.32 km -0.97 % 52.78 km/h 321 w
#21 00:00:08 00:39:35 0.13 km 31.45 km -0.86 % 52.62 km/h 323 w
#22 00:00:16 00:39:51 0.23 km 31.68 km -0.66 % 51.05 km/h 329 w
#23 00:02:50 00:42:42 2.15 km 33.83 km +0.76 % 45.46 km/h 356 w
#24 00:02:16 00:44:58 1.88 km 35.71 km +0.03 % 49.67 km/h 338 w
#25 00:01:58 00:46:57 1.03 km 36.74 km +5.16 % 31.32 km/h 434 w
#26 00:03:43 00:50:40 1.60 km 38.34 km +5.32 % 25.71 km/h 426 w
#27 00:00:24 00:51:05 0.19 km 38.53 km +5.53 % 28.40 km/h 437 w
#28 00:01:08 00:52:13 0.79 km 39.32 km +0.38 % 41.62 km/h 353 w
#29 00:00:10 00:52:23 0.11 km 39.43 km +3.29 % 39.16 km/h 409 w
#30 00:00:51 00:53:15 0.68 km 40.11 km -2.83 % 47.33 km/h 306 w
#31 00:00:27 00:53:42 0.39 km 40.50 km -8.65 % 52.13 km/h 232 w
#32 00:00:22 00:54:04 0.18 km 40.68 km +5.79 % 29.37 km/h 435 w
#33 00:00:38 00:54:43 0.58 km 41.26 km -3.71 % 53.90 km/h 271 w
#34 00:00:13 00:54:56 0.19 km 41.45 km +0.37 % 52.69 km/h 342 w
#35 00:01:06 00:56:03 0.96 km 42.41 km -2.52 % 51.70 km/h 303 w
#36 00:01:01 00:57:05 0.69 km 43.10 km +3.52 % 39.87 km/h 403 w
#37 00:00:13 00:57:18 0.15 km 43.25 km -0.13 % 41.61 km/h 333 w
#38 00:00:39 00:57:58 0.72 km 43.97 km -6.24 % 66.03 km/h 234 w
#39 00:00:08 00:58:07 0.17 km 44.14 km -2.09 % 69.39 km/h 298 w
#40 00:01:40 00:59:47 1.44 km 45.58 km +0.11 % 51.58 km/h 336 w
#41 00:01:00 01:00:48 0.69 km 46.27 km +3.24 % 40.99 km/h 398 w
#42 00:00:22 01:01:11 0.26 km 46.53 km +1.81 % 41.01 km/h 371 w
#43 00:00:39 01:01:50 0.66 km 47.19 km -4.87 % 60.87 km/h 252 w
#44 00:01:42 01:03:32 1.60 km 48.79 km -1.18 % 56.23 km/h 311 w
#45 00:00:13 01:03:46 0.19 km 48.98 km -3.67 % 50.45 km/h 285 w
#46 00:01:15 01:05:01 1.05 km 50.03 km -0.55 % 49.74 km/h 335 w
#47 00:01:45 01:06:47 1.48 km 51.51 km -0.26 % 50.47 km/h 331 w
#48 00:01:34 01:08:21 1.18 km 52.69 km -0.78 % 45.05 km/h 339 w
#49 00:01:52 01:10:14 1.55 km 54.24 km +0.07 % 49.38 km/h 336 w
#50 00:00:12 01:10:27 0.18 km 54.42 km -2.76 % 52.04 km/h 297 w
#51 00:01:25 01:11:52 0.95 km 55.37 km +1.45 % 40.27 km/h 376 w
#52 00:04:10 01:16:02 1.99 km 57.36 km +5.02 % 28.67 km/h 420 w
#53 00:01:11 01:17:14 0.71 km 58.07 km +2.02 % 36.01 km/h 382 w
#54 00:00:49 01:18:03 0.53 km 58.60 km +2.06 % 38.20 km/h 380 w
#55 00:01:29 01:19:33 0.83 km 59.43 km +4.57 % 33.35 km/h 425 w
#56 00:05:08 01:24:41 4.49 km 63.92 km -1.80 % 52.39 km/h 311 w
#57 00:03:14 01:27:56 1.60 km 65.52 km +3.84 % 29.64 km/h 412 w
#58 00:00:55 01:28:52 0.77 km 66.29 km -3.30 % 49.77 km/h 293 w
#59 00:00:23 01:29:15 0.28 km 66.57 km -2.18 % 42.13 km/h 331 w
#60 00:00:41 01:29:57 0.65 km 67.22 km -7.44 % 55.73 km/h 232 w
#61 00:00:32 01:30:29 0.43 km 67.65 km -6.38 % 47.87 km/h 270 w
#62 00:00:21 01:30:51 0.25 km 67.90 km -1.90 % 41.85 km/h 331 w
#63 00:01:31 01:32:22 1.29 km 69.19 km -1.28 % 50.90 km/h 318 w
#64 00:01:59 01:34:22 1.56 km 70.75 km +0.24 % 47.05 km/h 348 w
#65 00:03:34 01:37:56 3.00 km 73.75 km -1.03 % 50.43 km/h 323 w
#66 00:01:46 01:39:43 1.56 km 75.31 km -1.11 % 52.93 km/h 316 w
#67 00:02:42 01:42:25 2.25 km 77.56 km -0.10 % 50.03 km/h 337 w
#68 00:02:46 01:45:11 2.38 km 79.94 km -0.20 % 51.34 km/h 333 w
#69 00:02:39 01:47:51 2.31 km 82.25 km -0.62 % 52.09 km/h 325 w
#70 00:01:09 01:49:01 0.87 km 83.12 km +1.81 % 44.89 km/h 373 w
#71 00:00:16 01:49:18 0.21 km 83.33 km +0.24 % 44.84 km/h 344 w
#72 00:01:12 01:50:31 1.09 km 84.42 km -1.62 % 54.01 km/h 307 w
#73 00:00:07 01:50:38 0.11 km 84.53 km -3.13 % 56.83 km/h 285 w
#74 00:02:22 01:53:00 1.58 km 86.11 km +3.00 % 39.85 km/h 396 w
#75 00:00:19 01:53:20 0.18 km 86.29 km +4.72 % 32.26 km/h 421 w
#76 00:03:44 01:57:04 2.85 km 89.14 km -0.84 % 45.71 km/h 334 w
#77 00:00:08 01:57:12 0.11 km 89.25 km -1.34 % 48.31 km/h 314 w
#78 00:02:10 01:59:23 1.44 km 90.69 km +2.38 % 39.47 km/h 384 w
#79 00:00:11 01:59:35 0.13 km 90.82 km +0.15 % 40.76 km/h 350 w
#80 00:00:29 02:00:04 0.45 km 91.27 km -3.71 % 55.80 km/h 272 w
#81 00:02:44 02:02:48 2.04 km 93.31 km +1.44 % 44.82 km/h 366 w
#82 00:00:21 02:03:10 0.33 km 93.64 km -4.17 % 53.66 km/h 270 w
#83 00:00:29 02:03:40 0.45 km 94.09 km +0.11 % 53.57 km/h 339 w
#84 00:00:42 02:04:23 0.34 km 94.43 km +8.51 % 28.25 km/h 464 w
#85 00:00:14 02:04:37 0.11 km 94.54 km +4.90 % 27.66 km/h 424 w
#86 00:01:02 02:05:39 0.91 km 95.45 km -2.03 % 52.37 km/h 299 w
#87 00:00:13 02:05:52 0.21 km 95.66 km -1.21 % 57.28 km/h 313 w
#88 00:00:51 02:06:44 0.68 km 96.34 km +1.48 % 47.02 km/h 366 w
#89 00:00:09 02:06:54 0.11 km 96.45 km +4.43 % 40.90 km/h 416 w
#90 00:00:50 02:07:44 0.80 km 97.25 km -3.90 % 57.33 km/h 266 w
#91 00:01:17 02:09:01 1.09 km 98.34 km +0.75 % 50.41 km/h 349 w
#92 00:01:37 02:10:39 1.48 km 99.82 km -1.66 % 54.85 km/h 302 w
#93 00:01:37 02:12:16 1.38 km 101.20 km -1.28 % 50.62 km/h 322 w
#94 00:00:08 02:12:25 0.12 km 101.32 km -0.64 % 50.56 km/h 329 w
#95 00:01:38 02:14:04 1.22 km 102.54 km +0.96 % 44.53 km/h 360 w
#96 00:00:14 02:14:19 0.18 km 102.72 km +1.07 % 44.35 km/h 357 w
#97 00:01:36 02:15:55 1.36 km 104.08 km -1.35 % 50.70 km/h 317 w
#98 00:02:07 02:18:02 1.40 km 105.48 km +2.80 % 39.60 km/h 392 w
#99 00:00:12 02:18:14 0.13 km 105.61 km +2.06 % 38.87 km/h 378 w
#100 00:00:58 02:19:13 0.86 km 106.47 km -2.51 % 52.97 km/h 297 w
#101 00:01:34 02:20:47 1.08 km 107.55 km +2.12 % 41.31 km/h 382 w
#102 00:00:58 02:21:46 0.80 km 108.35 km -1.70 % 49.63 km/h 313 w
#103 00:02:14 02:24:00 2.16 km 110.51 km -2.31 % 57.80 km/h 293 w
#104 00:00:29 02:24:30 0.38 km 110.89 km +3.14 % 46.54 km/h 398 w
#105 00:04:05 02:28:35 3.51 km 114.40 km -0.57 % 51.53 km/h 325 w
#106 00:03:11 02:31:46 2.42 km 116.82 km -0.31 % 45.67 km/h 343 w
#107 00:00:21 02:32:07 0.30 km 117.12 km -2.34 % 51.90 km/h 293 w
#108 00:03:07 02:35:15 2.48 km 119.60 km +0.44 % 47.61 km/h 349 w
#109 00:00:19 02:35:34 0.26 km 119.86 km -0.92 % 49.09 km/h 324 w
#110 00:01:33 02:37:07 1.09 km 120.95 km +2.23 % 42.19 km/h 380 w
#111 00:01:48 02:38:56 1.23 km 122.18 km +1.27 % 40.72 km/h 368 w
#112 00:04:36 02:43:32 3.18 km 125.36 km +2.26 % 41.48 km/h 382 w
#113 00:01:37 02:45:10 1.39 km 126.75 km -0.86 % 51.17 km/h 320 w
#114 00:00:08 02:45:18 0.12 km 126.87 km -2.14 % 54.12 km/h 297 w
#115 00:00:56 02:46:14 0.95 km 127.82 km -3.86 % 60.63 km/h 272 w
#116 00:00:12 02:46:27 0.23 km 128.05 km -4.85 % 64.60 km/h 254 w
#117 00:01:54 02:48:21 1.71 km 129.76 km -1.55 % 53.83 km/h 313 w
#118 00:01:20 02:49:42 0.98 km 130.74 km +1.26 % 43.59 km/h 365 w
#119 00:00:48 02:50:31 0.63 km 131.37 km -1.04 % 46.44 km/h 330 w
#120 00:02:05 02:52:36 1.18 km 132.55 km +3.77 % 33.90 km/h 407 w
#121 00:00:19 02:52:56 0.24 km 132.79 km -2.94 % 45.13 km/h 289 w
#122 00:00:16 02:53:12 0.29 km 133.08 km -7.88 % 64.87 km/h 219 w
#123 00:01:21 02:54:34 1.38 km 134.46 km -2.00 % 60.69 km/h 300 w
#124 00:00:25 02:55:00 0.34 km 134.80 km +2.89 % 47.40 km/h 392 w
#125 00:03:01 02:58:01 1.68 km 136.48 km +4.06 % 33.19 km/h 412 w
#126 00:00:13 02:58:15 0.14 km 136.62 km +2.07 % 36.30 km/h 377 w
#127 00:02:44 03:01:00 2.60 km 139.22 km -2.44 % 56.78 km/h 295 w
#128 00:02:15 03:03:15 2.00 km 141.22 km -1.27 % 53.36 km/h 313 w
#129 00:00:18 03:03:34 0.21 km 141.43 km -0.96 % 40.56 km/h 344 w
#130 00:04:08 03:07:42 2.72 km 144.15 km +0.79 % 39.42 km/h 368 w
#131 00:00:41 03:08:24 0.48 km 144.63 km +0.69 % 41.32 km/h 360 w
#132 00:02:45 03:11:10 2.18 km 146.81 km -0.29 % 47.48 km/h 339 w
#133 00:01:11 03:12:21 0.88 km 147.69 km -0.53 % 44.31 km/h 343 w
#134 00:01:24 03:13:46 0.97 km 148.66 km +0.77 % 41.11 km/h 363 w
#135 00:08:03 03:21:50 6.31 km 154.97 km -0.07 % 46.98 km/h 343 w
#136 00:01:19 03:23:09 1.19 km 156.16 km -1.71 % 53.96 km/h 307 w
#137 00:00:39 03:23:48 0.54 km 156.70 km -0.07 % 49.94 km/h 340 w
#138 00:03:19 03:27:08 2.21 km 158.91 km +0.46 % 39.86 km/h 363 w
#139 00:00:22 03:27:30 0.20 km 159.11 km +5.50 % 31.94 km/h 427 w
#140 00:00:22 03:27:53 0.18 km 159.29 km +6.07 % 28.79 km/h 437 w
#141 00:01:19 03:29:13 1.00 km 160.29 km +0.28 % 45.24 km/h 343 w
#142 00:01:30 03:30:43 1.35 km 161.64 km -1.34 % 53.60 km/h 313 w
#143 00:01:16 03:31:59 1.00 km 162.64 km +1.16 % 47.18 km/h 359 w
Totals/Avg 03:31:59 03:31:59 162.67 km 162.67 km 0.00% 46.04 km/h 347.00 w

Climb Summary by Category

Category Climb Count Total Time Total Dist. Avg. Time Avg. Dist. Avg. Grade Avg. Speed Avg. Power
Cat3 1 00:07:40 4.06 km 00:07:40 4.06 km 4.02 % 31.74 km/h 402 w
Cat4 11 00:22:17 12.14 km 00:02:01 1.10 km 4.47 % 34.99 km/h 415 w
All Cats 12 00:29:58 16.20 km 00:02:29 1.35 km 4.44 % 34.72 km/h 414 w
Climb Start Time Start Dist. Duration Distance Speed Power Grade Elevation Gain Category
#1 00:22:32 16.52 km 00:00:38 0.38 km 35.46 km/h 441 w 5.95 % 22.40 m Cat4
#2 00:44:58 35.71 km 00:06:06 2.82 km 27.71 km/h 432 w 5.28 % 148.80 m Cat4
#3 00:56:03 42.42 km 00:01:01 0.69 km 39.87 km/h 403 w 3.52 % 24.10 m Cat4
#4 00:59:47 45.60 km 00:01:00 0.69 km 40.99 km/h 398 w 3.24 % 22.40 m Cat4
#5 01:11:52 55.39 km 00:07:40 4.06 km 31.74 km/h 402 w 4.02 % 163.20 m Cat3
#6 01:24:41 63.94 km 00:03:14 1.60 km 29.64 km/h 412 w 3.85 % 61.60 m Cat4
#7 01:50:38 84.56 km 00:02:42 1.75 km 38.93 km/h 409 w 3.17 % 55.60 m Cat4
#8 02:03:40 94.11 km 00:00:57 0.45 km 28.10 km/h 444 w 7.62 % 34.00 m Cat4
#9 02:24:00 110.52 km 00:00:29 0.38 km 46.54 km/h 398 w 3.14 % 12.00 m Cat4
#10 02:50:31 131.39 km 00:02:05 1.18 km 33.90 km/h 407 w 3.77 % 44.60 m Cat4
#11 02:55:00 134.83 km 00:03:15 1.82 km 33.41 km/h 395 w 3.91 % 71.00 m Cat4
#12 03:27:08 158.94 km 00:00:45 0.38 km 30.36 km/h 432 w 5.77 % 22.00 m Cat4

Race Overview

Distance 162.67 km
Time 03:31:59
Avg. Speed 46.04 km/h
Avg. Power 414 w
Normalized Power® 353.84 w
Variability Index 0.85
Intensity Factor® 0.88
Training Stress Score® 275
Watts/Kg 6
Work 4414 kJ
Weighted Grade 0.32%
Effective Elevation +1,276 / -1,318 m
Avg. Yaw 11.01 °
Avg. CdA 0.2807
Avg. Crr 0.0039
Course 2016 Tour de France Stage 11
Classification Rolling
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