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With a much shorter day than yesterday at just 121 flat kilometers from Savona on the coast heading inland to Cervere, one had to think it might be a day off of sorts in the peloton. Wrong. Sparks flew as the opportunists seized the moment, and Cav took his third win of the race. Stage 4 Sonora – Clovis 209.6km
Results:
1 Peter Sagan, Liquigas-Cannondale in 5:18:08
2 Heinrich Haussler, Garmin – Barracuda
3 Michael Matthews, Rabobank
60 Philip Deignan, UnitedHealthcareAt 130 miles, Stage 4 was the longest stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California. The stage finished in a similar fashion to the previous three stages with Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) claiming his fourth-straight victory.
This stage was not just long either, as the organizers designed a course with six categorized climbs, and mother nature took care of the rest with a hot and windy day (96F). This was probably one of the hottest day of racing for many of the European riders especially if they didn’t participate in the early season racing in Australia. The heat and hills may zap some of the legs as the race enters an important time trial in Bakersfield on stage 5.
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Summary
Distance: 209km
Training Stress Score: 294 TSS
Energy: 3718 KJ
Body Weight: 65kg
Average Heart Rate: 129 bpm
Max Heart Rate: 175 bpm
Elevation Gain: 2696mPeak Power Values
Average Watts: 196 W
Max Watts: 840 W
Normalized Power: 269
Peak 5-seconds: 743 W
Peak 1-minute: 441 W
Peak 6-minutes: 401 W
Peak 20-minutes: 332 W
Peak 180-minutes: 229 WDeignan set his peak 6-minute power reading today on the first climb of the day at 401 W. This was a category 4 climb, which was covered in eight minutes, and he averaged 388 W, 402 normalized power (6.0 w/kg). There was a lot of action on this climb as teams maneuvered to try and be represented in the breakaway and the king of the mountain contenders also jockeyed for maximum points at the top.
The highest categorized climb of the day was a Cat. 2 ascent at mile 40 where Deignan rode for 17 minutes and averaged a more subdued 327 W. Since the main breakaway was established both his power and heart rate were quit a bit lower than the first climb of the day.
Crane Valley Rd. (Cat. 3) was the final climb of the day at mile 80 that saw Deignan average 336 W (348 np) for 20 minutes, which equates to 5.2 watts per kilogram. His heart rate averaged 164 bpm and maxed out at 174 bpm. This is also where he set his highest 20-minute power reading on stage 4.
Stay tuned for more power analysis as the Amgen Tour of California nears Sunday’s final stage in Los Angeles.
Dirk Friel is a co-founder of TrainingPeaks.com. Follow Dirk at twitter.com/dirkfriel.
Team Sky’s Mark Cavendish took another win today in stage 13 – the shortest stage in the 2012 Giro d’Italia this year, a 122 km route from Savona to Cervere.
This was Cav’s third stage win so far in this year’s Giro, and one that took a bit of good luck, as he appeared to be boxed in near the finish. “I was lucky today because Gossie opened up a gap for me,” he said. “If it was another rider, like Ferrari, they wouldn’t have done that. [Matt] Goss is a great guy and he opened up a gap for me. The team is riding great. I am very happy.”
He had a little more than a bike length over second place finisher Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) on the line, after the dead-straight run-in. Cav’s former teammate Mark Renshaw, now on Rabobank, came in third – all had the same time.
He also solidified his lead in the red points jersey with the win.
The GC remained unchanged, as the pack all finished together, with Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) in the lead by 17 seconds over Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda), and 26 seconds ahead of Sandy Casar (FDJ-BigMat).
Purito is more focused on the big mountains looming in the near future. “We will see what happens tomorrow. I know the others will be trying to attack me,” he said. “I will have my teammates to support tomorrow. I hope to be able to defend the pink jersey. The goal is to keep the jersey until Monday’s rest day.”
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- 1. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, in 3:02:07
- 2. Alexander KRISTOFF, Katusha, at s.t.
- 3. Mark RENSHAW, Rabobank, at s.t.
- 4. Sacha MODOLO, Colnago-CSF Bardiani, at s.t.
- 5. Elia FAVILLI, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, at s.t.
- 6. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at s.t.
- 7. Arnaud DEMARE, FDJ-Big Mat, at s.t.
- 8. Lucas Sebastian HAEDO, Saxo Bank, at s.t.
- 9. Sonny COLBRELLI, Colnago-CSF Bardiani, at s.t.
- 10. Manuel BELLETTI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at s.t.
- 11. Dennis VANENDERT, Lotto-Belisol, at s.t.
- 12. Francesco CHICCHI, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at s.t.
- 13. Mickael DELAGE, FDJ-Big Mat, at s.t.
- 14. Danilo WYSS, BMC Racing, at s.t.
- 15. Roberto FERRARI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at s.t.
- 16. Juan José HAEDO, Saxo Bank, at s.t.
- 17. Giacomo NIZZOLO, RadioShack-Nissan, at s.t.
- 18. Simone PONZI, Astana, at s.t.
- 19. Robert HUNTER, Garmin-Barracuda, at s.t.
- 20. Maciej BODNAR, Liquigas-Cannondale, at s.t.
- 21. Ben HERMANS, RadioShack-Nissan, at s.t.
- 22. Daniel SCHORN, Team NetApp, at s.t.
- 23. Fabio SABATINI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at s.t.
- 24. Gatis SMUKULIS, Katusha, at s.t.
- 25. Thomas DE GENDT, Vacansoleil-DCM, at s.t.
- 26. Geoffrey SOUPE, FDJ-Big Mat, at s.t.
- 27. José HERRADA LOPEZ, Movistar, at s.t.
- 28. Matteo BONO, Lampre-ISD, at s.t.
- 29. Andrea GUARDINI, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, at s.t.
- 30. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana, at s.t.
General classification
- 1. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha in 54:21:15
- 2. Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Barracuda +17
- 3. Sandy CASAR, FDJ-Big Mat +26
- 4. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana +32
- 5. Ivan SANTAROMITA, BMC Racing +49
- 6. Roman KREUZIGER, Astana +52
- 7. Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Movistar +52
- 8. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale +57
- 9. Damiano CARUSO, Liquigas-Cannondale +1:02
- 10. Dario CATALDO, Omega Pharma-Quick Step +1:03
- 11. Eros CAPECCHI, Liquigas-Cannondale +1:09
- 12. Rigoberto URAN URAN, Sky +1:10
- 13. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-ISD +1:11
- 14. Domenico POZZOVIVO, Colnago-CSF Bardiani +1:12
- 15. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky +1:27
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