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Road Racing

Power Analysis: Tour de France Climbing Speeds Are a Class Above the Giro and Vuelta

When it comes to climbing speeds, there's a vast divide between the Giro, Tour, and Vuelta.

Zach NehrSeptember 24, 20261

Mountain

Power Analysis: Keegan Swenson Six-Peats at the Leadville 100

A wildfire-forced route change made for less climbing and a far closer race than in previous years.

Zach NehrAugust 18, 2026

Tour de France Femmes

Power Analysis: Kasia Niewiadoma Just Had the Best Climb Performance in Tour de France Femmes History

Niewiadoma has bested the greatest performances of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Demi Vollering.

Zach NehrAugust 7, 2026

Tour de France

Power Analysis: How Pogačar Wrote More History with Record-Breaking Climb of Alpe d'Huez

Tadej Pogačar beat Marco Pantani's record on stage 19 of the Tour de France with a blazing solo attack to add another bucket-list record to his palmarès.

Zach NehrJuly 25, 2026

Tour de France

Power Analysis: Tadej Pogačar Crushes the Col du Tourmalet Record

Pogačar eviscerated the mythic climb to take control of the Tour de France. Here's how much power it took to set the record by over two minutes.

Zach NehrJuly 9, 20261

Tour de France

Why This Tour de France Could Mark the Start of the 7w/kg Era

Climbing performances have gone through the roof in pro cycling. Why the 6w/kg threshold that once won the Tour de France might gain a digit in 2026.

Zach NehrJuly 8, 20261

Road Racing

Pogačar Is Stronger Than Ever in Time for the Tour de France—The Power Numbers Prove It

The four-time Tour champion just put in some performances at the Tour de Suisse that will have his rivals more worried than ever.

Zach NehrJune 24, 2026

Gravel Racing

Unbound Gravel Power Analysis: Würtz Schmidt Is a Mud-Busting Metronome of Mega Watts

We dive into the numbers behind two wildly different wins from Würtz Schmidt and Gómez Villafañe in 'Mudbound' mayhem.

Zach NehrJune 2, 2026

Road Racing

Paris-Roubaix Power Analysis: Wout van Aert's Dream Day on the Cobbles

We dive into the power numbers from an epic day on the cobbles.

Zach NehrApril 14, 2026

Road Racing

Tour of Flanders Power Analysis: How Tadej Pogačar Dominated the Generation's Best Classics Racers

Pogačar is better than ever, and we have his power data to back it up.

Zach NehrApril 6, 20262

Road Training

Pogačar Is Stronger Than Ever, But Seixas Isn't Far Behind: Strade Bianche Power Analysis

Pogačar is at the top of his game, but the next great talent is already breathing down his neck.

Zach NehrMarch 9, 2026

Road

Is Isaac Del Toro as Strong as a Young Tadej Pogačar?

The 22-year-old’s palmarès already arguably stacks up better head to head with Pogačar at the same age.

Zach NehrFebruary 26, 20263

Road Training

Pogačar Shared His Power Data for the First Time in Years and He's Even Better Than You Thought

The data we've all been waiting for just dropped: Pogačar's power data leak on Strava reveals new insights about his wild physiology.

Zach NehrFebruary 13, 2026

Gravel

When Averaging 300 Watts Won't Cut It: What It's Like at the Pointy End of a Top Gravel Race

Get ready to be humbled.

Zach NehrNovember 1, 20253

Road Training

Power Analysis: Is UCI Gravel Worlds Harder Than American Gravel?

We compared UCI Gravel Worlds to a WorldTour race and Life Time Grand Prix gravel race to see just how different they really are.

Zach NehrOctober 17, 20251

Road Training

Power Analysis: Tadej Pogačar Is Somehow Still Getting Stronger

Comparing Pogačar's obliteration of Il Lombardia with his other recent bests shows the peloton has got a serious problem.

Zach NehrOctober 15, 2025

Road Training

Power Analysis: The Frighteningly Unstoppable Dominance of Tadej Pogačar

After the European championships it's plainly clear: Tadej Pogačar is in a league of his own and no one knows what to do about it.

Zach NehrOctober 8, 2025

Road Training

Power Analysis: How Pogačar Won Road Worlds With a Three-Minute, 8.6w/kg Attack

Pogačar won his second rainbow jersey with a single sledgehammer acceleration and an impeccably paced solo. Here are the numbers behind the obliteration.

Zach NehrSeptember 30, 2025

Road

Ranking the Worlds Contenders by Their Best Performances of 2025

Who is the best rider for the Kigali 2025 worlds course? Is it a climber, a puncheur, a classics rider, or something else entirely?

Zach NehrSeptember 27, 2025

Road Training

More than 6w/kg after Three Weeks of Racing – How Vingegaard Sealed Overall Victory at the Vuelta

Power Analysis: Vingegaard wasn't even pushing his season-best power when he rode away from the pack to bring home red on stage 20 summit finish.

Zach NehrSeptember 17, 2025