Montpellier to Mont Ventoux

Stage 12 / Thursday, July 14th

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Stage 12 of the Tour de France comes on Bastille Day and will be starting in Montpellier then travel northeast on fairly flat to rolling roads for nearly 112 km before the climbs start. The first being Côte de Gordes at 4 km long and an average of 4.8% grade and then Col de Croix Termes which is shorter at 2.5km, but almost twice as steep at 7.5%. These are just warm ups for the shortened finish on Mt. Ventoux, a 9.5 km climb with an average grade of nearly 9%. The course was shortened due to the strong wind the riders will face up the climb.

Weather Forecast

It's going to be a windy day for riders across the whole course. It will be primarily a huge cross wind for the first 130 km of the course. As riders turn north to the Côte de Gordes the cross wind will become an incredibly stiff headwind. Any breaks will have a hard time sticking on the way to Mount Ventoux. Riders will face strong gale force winds throughout the climb which has caused race organizers to shorten the course for riders safety.

Stage Analysis

Most of the stage will be building up for the last climb up Mount Ventoux. Any early breaks made with the strong cross wind will likely be caught well before the start of the HC climb. The real fireworks will start in the last 9.5 km, where the grade kicks up to an average just under 9 percent. The model estimate has a possible time of around 30 minutes for the shortened portion of the climb. The quality of climbers in GC contention has never been higher, so multiple attacks could come at any time pushing the pace and power throughout the climb. Froome will be forced to respond after really pushing power in the cross-wind inspired break during stage 11. The one thing that could slow riders a bit is that there is a difficult individual time trial on the next stage. The TT course sets up on paper very well for Froome over GC rivals, so power used pushing the pace hard on Ventoux to try for a couple of seconds over Quintana may be better used in the TT to gain more time. Using the TA tool try changing rider weight and power to get the same finishing time to see the difference between a climber like Quintana at 58 kg versus a rider like Froome at 67.5 kg.

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Interval Int. Time Total Time Int. Dist. Total Dist. Grade Speed Power
#1 00:03:52 00:03:52 2.82 km 2.82 km -0.71 % 43.61 km/h 321 w
#2 00:00:08 00:04:01 0.10 km 2.92 km +0.20 % 43.77 km/h 336 w
#3 00:02:36 00:06:37 1.51 km 4.43 km +2.39 % 34.93 km/h 371 w
#4 00:01:20 00:07:57 0.75 km 5.18 km +2.23 % 33.59 km/h 369 w
#5 00:00:37 00:08:35 0.48 km 5.66 km -3.49 % 46.15 km/h 281 w
#6 00:00:10 00:08:45 0.15 km 5.81 km -2.35 % 49.70 km/h 297 w
#7 00:00:31 00:09:17 0.31 km 6.12 km +3.96 % 35.06 km/h 392 w
#8 00:00:12 00:09:30 0.11 km 6.23 km +3.99 % 29.90 km/h 394 w
#9 00:02:22 00:11:53 1.56 km 7.79 km +0.17 % 39.44 km/h 337 w
#10 00:04:55 00:16:48 3.67 km 11.46 km -0.99 % 44.67 km/h 317 w
#11 00:00:18 00:17:07 0.21 km 11.67 km +2.13 % 40.34 km/h 368 w
#12 00:01:29 00:18:36 1.19 km 12.86 km -2.69 % 48.07 km/h 292 w
#13 00:00:27 00:19:04 0.34 km 13.20 km -0.49 % 44.64 km/h 329 w
#14 00:00:08 00:19:12 0.11 km 13.31 km -3.12 % 44.08 km/h 288 w
#15 00:03:22 00:22:35 2.18 km 15.49 km +0.25 % 38.79 km/h 340 w
#16 00:02:28 00:25:04 1.88 km 17.37 km +0.47 % 45.44 km/h 331 w
#17 00:00:14 00:25:19 0.18 km 17.55 km +2.15 % 43.65 km/h 361 w
#18 00:00:09 00:25:28 0.10 km 17.65 km +1.17 % 40.78 km/h 345 w
#19 00:00:24 00:25:52 0.35 km 18.00 km -3.16 % 51.69 km/h 265 w
#20 00:00:54 00:26:47 0.68 km 18.68 km +1.90 % 44.79 km/h 356 w
#21 00:00:13 00:27:00 0.15 km 18.83 km +1.43 % 41.05 km/h 349 w
#22 00:00:56 00:27:56 0.81 km 19.64 km -1.71 % 51.81 km/h 288 w
#23 00:01:25 00:29:22 1.08 km 20.72 km +1.18 % 45.11 km/h 342 w
#24 00:00:23 00:29:45 0.27 km 20.99 km +1.17 % 42.80 km/h 345 w
#25 00:01:11 00:30:57 0.99 km 21.98 km -1.81 % 49.61 km/h 295 w
#26 00:01:48 00:32:46 1.53 km 23.51 km -0.69 % 50.74 km/h 306 w
#27 00:03:26 00:36:12 2.74 km 26.25 km +0.25 % 47.73 km/h 326 w
#28 00:00:09 00:36:22 0.12 km 26.37 km +1.68 % 44.43 km/h 357 w
#29 00:04:12 00:40:34 3.10 km 29.47 km -0.32 % 44.12 km/h 323 w
#30 00:02:43 00:43:18 1.82 km 31.29 km +0.04 % 40.07 km/h 336 w
#31 00:01:27 00:44:46 0.84 km 32.13 km +2.79 % 34.52 km/h 376 w
#32 00:00:13 00:44:59 0.13 km 32.26 km +1.98 % 35.29 km/h 360 w
#33 00:00:21 00:45:21 0.28 km 32.54 km -2.90 % 47.24 km/h 272 w
#34 00:00:06 00:45:27 0.10 km 32.64 km -6.95 % 57.05 km/h 229 w
#35 00:00:25 00:45:53 0.32 km 32.96 km +2.59 % 44.61 km/h 372 w
#36 00:00:34 00:46:27 0.41 km 33.37 km +0.39 % 42.53 km/h 329 w
#37 00:00:35 00:47:03 0.53 km 33.90 km -3.43 % 52.90 km/h 264 w
#38 00:00:41 00:47:45 0.59 km 34.49 km -1.09 % 50.76 km/h 302 w
#39 00:01:45 00:49:30 1.44 km 35.93 km -0.07 % 49.20 km/h 319 w
#40 00:02:17 00:51:47 1.84 km 37.77 km -0.18 % 48.32 km/h 320 w
#41 00:00:09 00:51:57 0.13 km 37.90 km -1.18 % 49.31 km/h 301 w
#42 00:00:59 00:52:56 0.75 km 38.65 km +0.69 % 45.92 km/h 336 w
#43 00:02:48 00:55:44 1.83 km 40.48 km +0.07 % 39.01 km/h 342 w
#44 00:14:15 01:10:00 9.89 km 50.37 km +0.09 % 41.64 km/h 335 w
#45 00:04:21 01:14:21 3.12 km 53.49 km +0.21 % 42.91 km/h 333 w
#46 00:01:13 01:15:34 0.84 km 54.33 km -0.01 % 41.34 km/h 335 w
#47 00:00:11 01:15:46 0.14 km 54.47 km -0.29 % 41.89 km/h 327 w
#48 00:01:47 01:17:34 1.20 km 55.67 km +0.23 % 40.22 km/h 339 w
#49 00:01:17 01:18:51 0.94 km 56.61 km +0.95 % 44.10 km/h 338 w
#50 00:01:27 01:20:19 1.02 km 57.63 km +1.17 % 41.90 km/h 345 w
#51 00:00:19 01:20:38 0.23 km 57.86 km +0.26 % 41.61 km/h 334 w
#52 00:04:11 01:24:50 3.02 km 60.88 km -0.05 % 43.21 km/h 331 w
#53 00:02:12 01:27:02 1.70 km 62.58 km +0.18 % 46.03 km/h 326 w
#54 00:03:06 01:30:09 2.13 km 64.71 km +0.18 % 41.22 km/h 338 w
#55 00:01:02 01:31:11 0.75 km 65.46 km +0.40 % 43.42 km/h 333 w
#56 00:03:41 01:34:52 2.87 km 68.33 km -0.46 % 46.67 km/h 316 w
#57 00:00:14 01:35:07 0.19 km 68.52 km -0.16 % 45.86 km/h 326 w
#58 00:02:24 01:37:32 2.03 km 70.55 km -1.63 % 50.59 km/h 297 w
#59 00:00:40 01:38:12 0.52 km 71.07 km +0.33 % 46.69 km/h 332 w
#60 00:00:28 01:38:41 0.35 km 71.42 km +1.07 % 43.79 km/h 341 w
#61 00:00:14 01:38:55 0.18 km 71.60 km -0.44 % 45.26 km/h 313 w
#62 00:01:14 01:40:10 0.71 km 72.31 km +4.68 % 34.28 km/h 400 w
#63 00:00:15 01:40:25 0.14 km 72.45 km +4.02 % 32.73 km/h 390 w
#64 00:01:05 01:41:30 0.80 km 73.25 km +0.24 % 44.26 km/h 323 w
#65 00:00:15 01:41:45 0.20 km 73.45 km +0.31 % 46.28 km/h 330 w
#66 00:00:11 01:41:57 0.16 km 73.61 km -1.78 % 47.84 km/h 295 w
#67 00:00:23 01:42:21 0.41 km 74.02 km -6.96 % 63.27 km/h 218 w
#68 00:03:09 01:45:31 2.79 km 76.81 km -0.92 % 52.97 km/h 304 w
#69 00:01:06 01:46:37 0.87 km 77.68 km +0.07 % 47.29 km/h 326 w
#70 00:00:15 01:46:53 0.22 km 77.90 km -2.90 % 50.46 km/h 276 w
#71 00:00:58 01:47:51 0.71 km 78.61 km +1.53 % 43.93 km/h 350 w
#72 00:05:00 01:52:52 3.93 km 82.54 km -0.17 % 47.05 km/h 318 w
#73 00:00:09 01:53:02 0.13 km 82.67 km -1.32 % 49.14 km/h 298 w
#74 00:03:13 01:56:15 2.53 km 85.20 km +0.29 % 47.23 km/h 327 w
#75 00:07:04 02:03:19 5.11 km 90.31 km +0.18 % 43.40 km/h 333 w
#76 00:00:38 02:03:57 0.48 km 90.79 km -0.79 % 45.76 km/h 313 w
#77 00:00:12 02:04:10 0.15 km 90.94 km +2.02 % 42.96 km/h 361 w
#78 00:04:07 02:08:17 2.85 km 93.79 km +1.51 % 41.61 km/h 350 w
#79 00:02:04 02:10:22 1.56 km 95.35 km +0.12 % 45.01 km/h 326 w
#80 00:00:09 02:10:31 0.11 km 95.46 km +3.11 % 42.19 km/h 379 w
#81 00:02:40 02:13:12 2.03 km 97.49 km 0.00 % 45.46 km/h 322 w
#82 00:08:15 02:21:28 6.30 km 103.79 km -0.19 % 45.72 km/h 323 w
#83 00:01:01 02:22:30 0.75 km 104.54 km +0.32 % 43.53 km/h 332 w
#84 00:09:34 02:32:04 6.58 km 111.12 km +0.23 % 41.24 km/h 338 w
#85 00:03:03 02:35:08 2.01 km 113.13 km +0.16 % 39.54 km/h 342 w
#86 00:03:15 02:38:23 2.37 km 115.50 km -0.03 % 43.79 km/h 327 w
#87 00:00:16 02:38:39 0.20 km 115.70 km -0.10 % 43.76 km/h 329 w
#88 00:04:25 02:43:04 2.93 km 118.63 km +1.41 % 39.78 km/h 352 w
#89 00:00:35 02:43:40 0.39 km 119.02 km +1.34 % 39.25 km/h 351 w
#90 00:01:42 02:45:23 1.31 km 120.33 km -0.83 % 46.02 km/h 315 w
#91 00:01:09 02:46:32 0.81 km 121.14 km -0.15 % 41.73 km/h 336 w
#92 00:00:38 02:47:11 0.49 km 121.63 km -2.77 % 45.66 km/h 300 w
#93 00:04:36 02:51:47 2.90 km 124.53 km +1.18 % 37.73 km/h 353 w
#94 00:03:44 02:55:31 2.24 km 126.77 km +2.05 % 35.96 km/h 366 w
#95 00:00:17 02:55:49 0.16 km 126.93 km +3.53 % 33.56 km/h 384 w
#96 00:01:56 02:57:45 0.71 km 127.64 km +7.57 % 21.96 km/h 419 w
#97 00:03:02 03:00:48 1.38 km 129.02 km +4.88 % 27.15 km/h 414 w
#98 00:03:23 03:04:12 1.56 km 130.58 km +5.20 % 27.52 km/h 456 w
#99 00:02:54 03:07:06 1.09 km 131.67 km +6.64 % 22.55 km/h 414 w
#100 00:00:15 03:07:21 0.15 km 131.82 km -5.06 % 35.45 km/h 266 w
#101 00:00:50 03:08:12 0.62 km 132.44 km -1.12 % 43.95 km/h 321 w
#102 00:00:21 03:08:33 0.36 km 132.80 km -10.32 % 60.18 km/h 215 w
#103 00:00:28 03:09:01 0.39 km 133.19 km -1.95 % 49.71 km/h 313 w
#104 00:00:20 03:09:22 0.21 km 133.40 km -3.07 % 37.14 km/h 268 w
#105 00:00:37 03:09:59 0.27 km 133.67 km +5.21 % 26.39 km/h 446 w
#106 00:01:09 03:11:09 0.26 km 133.93 km +14.76 % 13.70 km/h 436 w
#107 00:00:15 03:11:24 0.14 km 134.07 km -2.92 % 31.62 km/h 278 w
#108 00:01:59 03:13:24 0.65 km 134.72 km +9.69 % 19.41 km/h 429 w
#109 00:02:38 03:16:02 0.92 km 135.64 km +7.59 % 20.99 km/h 419 w
#110 00:01:01 03:17:04 0.71 km 136.35 km -2.38 % 41.53 km/h 306 w
#111 00:02:11 03:19:16 1.72 km 138.07 km -2.79 % 47.01 km/h 302 w
#112 00:00:29 03:19:45 0.42 km 138.49 km -4.75 % 51.59 km/h 274 w
#113 00:00:31 03:20:17 0.57 km 139.06 km -9.93 % 65.14 km/h 217 w
#114 00:00:09 03:20:26 0.18 km 139.24 km -7.10 % 66.48 km/h 245 w
#115 00:00:20 03:20:47 0.30 km 139.54 km -1.90 % 51.00 km/h 314 w
#116 00:00:19 03:21:07 0.27 km 139.81 km -13.37 % 48.52 km/h 0 w
#117 00:00:21 03:21:28 0.26 km 140.07 km -2.08 % 43.12 km/h 307 w
#118 00:00:38 03:22:07 0.50 km 140.57 km -3.40 % 46.29 km/h 292 w
#119 00:00:29 03:22:36 0.41 km 140.98 km -5.01 % 50.62 km/h 248 w
#120 00:00:20 03:22:57 0.26 km 141.24 km -1.87 % 44.15 km/h 314 w
#121 00:00:20 03:23:18 0.27 km 141.51 km -2.87 % 46.11 km/h 298 w
#122 00:01:24 03:24:43 1.29 km 142.80 km -5.02 % 54.78 km/h 264 w
#123 00:00:26 03:25:09 0.39 km 143.19 km -4.17 % 52.85 km/h 282 w
#124 00:01:31 03:26:41 1.35 km 144.54 km -4.22 % 52.99 km/h 275 w
#125 00:00:24 03:27:06 0.35 km 144.89 km -3.31 % 50.13 km/h 294 w
#126 00:01:13 03:28:20 0.82 km 145.71 km -0.23 % 39.99 km/h 340 w
#127 00:01:15 03:29:35 0.60 km 146.31 km +4.45 % 28.72 km/h 408 w
#128 00:00:24 03:29:59 0.25 km 146.56 km -1.79 % 37.30 km/h 315 w
#129 00:01:33 03:31:33 1.07 km 147.63 km +0.15 % 41.11 km/h 338 w
#130 00:00:29 03:32:03 0.29 km 147.92 km +3.39 % 34.38 km/h 383 w
#131 00:01:39 03:33:42 0.98 km 148.90 km +0.57 % 35.73 km/h 351 w
#132 00:01:57 03:35:39 1.40 km 150.30 km -1.83 % 43.06 km/h 315 w
#133 00:02:21 03:38:01 1.77 km 152.07 km -2.01 % 44.96 km/h 309 w
#134 00:00:53 03:38:54 0.56 km 152.63 km +0.82 % 37.51 km/h 353 w
#135 00:06:34 03:45:29 3.83 km 156.46 km +1.38 % 34.94 km/h 361 w
#136 00:01:18 03:46:47 0.86 km 157.32 km -0.83 % 39.51 km/h 330 w
#137 00:01:42 03:48:30 0.95 km 158.27 km +2.42 % 33.24 km/h 375 w
#138 00:00:24 03:48:55 0.22 km 158.49 km +4.78 % 31.37 km/h 401 w
#139 00:01:20 03:50:15 0.91 km 159.40 km +0.50 % 41.09 km/h 337 w
#140 00:01:51 03:52:06 1.12 km 160.52 km +2.79 % 36.34 km/h 375 w
#141 00:00:37 03:52:43 0.34 km 160.86 km +2.80 % 33.21 km/h 377 w
#142 00:03:36 03:56:20 2.02 km 162.88 km +1.61 % 33.58 km/h 363 w
#143 00:00:33 03:56:54 0.39 km 163.27 km +0.59 % 41.42 km/h 333 w
#144 00:02:09 03:59:03 1.38 km 164.65 km +3.02 % 38.39 km/h 375 w
#145 00:01:27 04:00:31 0.82 km 165.47 km +3.76 % 33.71 km/h 394 w
#146 00:03:53 04:04:25 1.80 km 167.27 km +5.97 % 27.75 km/h 421 w
#147 00:02:10 04:06:35 1.27 km 168.54 km +3.75 % 35.12 km/h 389 w
#148 00:04:23 04:10:58 1.26 km 169.80 km +11.07 % 17.27 km/h 436 w
#149 00:04:23 04:15:22 1.48 km 171.28 km +9.03 % 20.25 km/h 432 w
#150 00:02:00 04:17:22 0.56 km 171.84 km +11.51 % 16.88 km/h 437 w
#151 00:03:19 04:20:42 1.15 km 172.99 km +8.99 % 20.66 km/h 433 w
#152 00:00:35 04:21:17 0.27 km 173.26 km +4.11 % 26.69 km/h 399 w
#153 00:02:50 04:24:08 0.85 km 174.11 km +10.80 % 17.85 km/h 436 w
#154 00:00:36 04:24:45 0.15 km 174.26 km +13.41 % 15.04 km/h 443 w
#155 00:05:26 04:30:12 1.83 km 176.09 km +9.08 % 20.20 km/h 434 w
#156 00:02:59 04:33:11 0.93 km 177.02 km +9.35 % 18.71 km/h 428 w
#157 00:01:05 04:34:17 0.48 km 177.50 km +5.31 % 26.29 km/h 460 w
Totals/Avg 04:34:17 04:34:17 177.52 km 177.52 km +0.64% 38.83 km/h 350.40 w

Climb Summary by Category

Category Climb Count Total Time Total Dist. Avg. Time Avg. Dist. Avg. Grade Avg. Speed Avg. Power
HC 1 00:37:22 14.24 km 00:37:22 14.24 km 7.52 % 22.85 km/h 423 w
Cat3 2 00:18:15 7.15 km 00:09:07 3.57 km 6.91 % 22.79 km/h 410 w
Cat4 4 00:04:00 2.16 km 00:01:00 0.54 km 4.09 % 32.67 km/h 395 w
All Cats 7 00:59:38 23.54 km 00:08:31 3.36 km 5.39 % 28.44 km/h 403 w
Climb Start Time Start Dist. Duration Distance Speed Power Grade Elevation Gain Category
#1 00:08:45 5.82 km 00:00:44 0.42 km 33.57 km/h 393 w 3.97 % 16.60 m Cat4
#2 01:38:55 71.60 km 00:01:30 0.85 km 34.01 km/h 395 w 4.57 % 38.90 m Cat4
#3 02:55:31 126.80 km 00:11:34 4.90 km 25.40 km/h 417 w 5.72 % 280.20 m Cat3
#4 03:09:22 133.42 km 00:06:40 2.24 km 20.17 km/h 402 w 8.11 % 182.00 m Cat3
#5 03:28:20 145.71 km 00:01:15 0.60 km 28.72 km/h 408 w 4.45 % 26.80 m Cat4
#6 03:31:33 147.64 km 00:00:29 0.29 km 34.38 km/h 383 w 3.39 % 9.70 m Cat4
#7 03:56:54 163.28 km 00:37:22 14.24 km 22.85 km/h 423 w 7.52 % 1071.30 m HC

Race Overview

Distance 177.52 km
Time 04:34:17
Avg. Speed 38.83 km/h
Avg. Power 403 w
Normalized Power® 359.81 w
Variability Index 0.89
Intensity Factor® 0.90
Training Stress Score® 370
Watts/Kg 5.84
Work 5767 kJ
Weighted Grade 1.6%
Effective Elevation +2,255 / -930 m
Avg. Yaw 11.71 °
Avg. CdA 0.2917
Avg. Crr 0.0039
Course 2016 Tour de France Stage 12 (Shortened)
Classification Mountainous
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