Wout van Aert showed today why he's such a dominating young force in cycling. He left his competition behind on the final climb and won today's Stage 11 of the Tour de France by more than a minute. For all the attacking that took place, Wout van Aert withstood all challengers to set up an emotional ride across the finish line.
I was actually hoping he would push a tad harder to the finish line so that we could have a shot at a perfect prediction. That's a silly thing to root for!
- Stage 11: 5h 17' 43" (actual), 5h 16' 02" (prediction), 01' 41" fast (-0.53% error)
We really nailed that stage-winning time! Check out Wout van Aert's average speed.
- Stage 11: 10.43 m/s (37.56 kph or 23.34 mph)
That's a terrific average speed for such a grueling mountain stage!
Tomorrow's Stage 12 is flat and relatively short at 159.4 km (99.05 mi). It begins in the commune of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and takes riders southwest to Nîmes. Our prediction is given below.
- Stage 12: 3h 39' 30" (prediction)
It's always hard to read a stage like this one. It's flat and fairly short, so the GC contenders are likely to stay together in the peloton. There could be some attacking and a few riders going all out to win the stage. I don't think we'll be fast, but we could be slow.
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