I rode stage 20 of the 2024 Tour de France as fast as I could, then compared my time, speed and power data with the professionals. This was my L’etape du Tour 2024.
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00:00 Intro
01:12 L’etape du Tour overview
04:27 KM0
10:02 Finishing time and place
11:25 TrainingPeaks file overview
13:13 Col de Braus power/time
14:50 Col de Turini power/time
17:10 Col de la Couillole analysis
42 Comments
Hello can you please suggest me something to improve my ftp and any training plan suggestions on zwift that i can follow or anything specific plan that will increase my ftp?
and i forgot to add that i have an tt event after 2to3 months. And i really need to increase my FTP for that and some power so that i can hold that for an hour effort because it is an 42km tt.
So please if you can give me any suggestions i would be helpful like for me now i am doing 2x20mins and then gradually increase it by 3×20 then 2×30 so that I will train for an one hour effort. But i don't have anything structured training in between for that so does doing any zwift will help me in increasing my ftp and for time trail event?
Please reply back🙏
I am an Algerian cyclist and I need your help in explaining some of the obstacles that I find in the training programs that you explained in a previous video by your personal trainer. Please respond, thank you.😢😢
great video Tristan!
crazy to see the comparisons between the pros and you up the climbs.
To me it looks like a huge BONKING. If I remember correctly in some previous video when you were with the pros in a camp you said you had some trouble with the "prescribed" amount of fuels and you just can't do it. I feel this is it. 4000m elevation with altitude is no small deal. Plus for any activity/event that span over 4 hr you are in a tricky position because you will inevitably skip a meal. It's really tricky to calculate the calories in this situation, because the usual 60g or 100g /hr is under the presumption that you have covered your basic calories in the form of meal while during the activity you only have to worry about the extra energy expenditure from the activity. Even if you have that sorted out, whether or not you body can accept it while doing zone 4 zone 3 effort is another topic. To me this happens a lot even if it's relatively low intensity activity. It happens on long hikes, even long road trips. When you skipped the meal usually you'll fell OK for a long while but then near the end you'll be in a unrecoverable state that no matter what you eat you just couldn't get out. For me that point is usually around 8 hrs when it's low intensity hike like activity. In theory this is zone 1/2 that you should be able to go forever, but man it's not. I think the current unbelievable performance of the pros is largely related with the new approaches in nutrition. Probably you should next hire a coach to train your stomach.
It is mind blowing how strong the pro riders are… even after 2-3 weeks of racing.
Would love to do L’etape, just seems so intimidating
“There’s a lot of broken bodies up here” followed by that grin and chuckle… 😂😂😂😂 I felt that T… 😅… awesome experience… definitely gives a greater appreciation for what the pros go thru – and their ability to do it… 🍻
This is ridiculusly impressive Tristan!!
Congratulations on finishing L’Etape and in amazing time!
If I had ridden with you-I still probably wouldn’t finish by now 😂
Embarrassing? That's rubbish brother, you did better than 95% of the human population on this planet 😅
I started crying upon mere mentioning of 135 km, 4000 m elevation 😀😀😀
How do you fix your insta360? Mine is always falling
Its genetics, there is no amount of training that can give anybody the ability to ride a bike as fast as a WT rider.
Great video and analysis. Appreciate your honesty and congratulations on your achievement 🎉
Easily the best cycling YouTube channel!
Well done mate- why do you think you blew up on last climb ? Nutrition ? Training ? Or experience/ pacing ?
Awesome effort either way
Good job bro! I saw you actually on last uphill when you was exhaust 😅
I was also exhausted but didn’t want to stop to say hi )
Hope to meet you in next year if you want to come to “enjoy” another challenge smth like that )
You should compare to the time of the grupetto, strava of Cees Bol for example! Braus 29:41 (32:04 for you), Turini 1:00:07 ( 1:03:15 for you), Colmiane 46:19 (55:59 for you) and Couillole 1:03:02 (1:10:24 for you). Of course you were slower on flat on descent, but you are a very good cyclist, closer to grupetto on climb than the gruppetto is to Pogacar. Huge concrats
It’s been a while. It’s Friday, Tristan posts new video <feels good meme>
Wow, having to stop like that right before the finish must have meant you dug yourself into a really, really deep hole. Please don't die!
Nice effort and video Tristan!! – back in Granada in a month…? 🔥🤩
You have been very humble commenting on your capacities here 🙂 I will then unveal the truth: Tristan could have ridden all climbs at > than 5 watt/kg, easily
Nice vid but pls fire the guys responsible for the music.
@tristantakevideo is your left-to-right power imbalance fairly consistent around 52%/48%? I have a similar imbalance and I guess it makes sense cause I used to play basketball in previous life and for a right-handed player, you jump off the left leg more often, so muscle is likely stronger. I just like to be symmetrical 😉
Dude how i missed this videos pleas do more events like the credit card bike packing last yea
Nice one mate, if your up for a bit more of a demon of a couple of days And why not 🤔 Youve got this in the legs and a month to get primed (Inferno bike
race)
Excellent video. I also did the etape…wonderful experience. How many carbs did you do on route and how was fuelling strategy?
Great effort, thank you for your honesty in regard to a 3mins standstill. We have all been there. I am glad it happens to someone of your calibre too. The heat in the south of France can also be suffocating.
Beautiful video
there's type 1 fun, type 2 fun and this!
superb effort mate, great numbers … training paid off – got to be happy with that experience. can't compare yourself to doped up rider numbers thats not real world.🤫
👏👏👍👍❤❤
Straight to 10min 10secs of the music
Question: Rode some beautiful terrain along the way, what did you see?
Answer: Oh! Just a bunch of other guy's asses.
🤣🤣🤣
Solid 💪, I was able to do it couple yrs back…great experience 🙂
We all suffer on the Bike Some more then other And love the classic Hendrix remix
So impressed with your effort as well as the videography. Kudos, hope to see more videos on your trading and adventures with your friends in the pro peloton.
Damn! Your parents are cooler than you! Sailing the globe makes cycling look like a sport for sissies 😊
beast
So how many thousands of riders did you pass on the climbs?
Great video as usual Tristan! I’ve got to be careful watching these GF vids of yours…. Last one I ended up doing Strade Blanche GF. Keep up the great YTing. 👍😀
Great video, just came back from Nice and got the vibe from TDF…next time I’ll take my bike
Just remember your mind gives out first before your legs.
Insightful.Subscribed❤️🇰🇪👌🏿