Giro 2013 final pVAM analysis

better late than irrelevant

its time to have at the giro one last bit

giro stage 20

Tre Cime di Lavaredo

as the giro’s been throwin at us

up bit uv uh bumpy approach raisin the question

are they hittin the climb before the climb

but fer consistency we go with @ammattipyorally

n lookit the last 3.65 km uh grade uv 12.3%

449 vert meters topping out at 2304 m

good fer uh pVAM uv 1794 m/h

with Nibali finishing at 15:17 its a shorts steep is hell climb

which is on the borderline uv what the pVAM equation should be used fer

given that

Nibali comes in at -1.75% slower than pVAM or

very respectable under the circumstances

Uran -3.75%

Scarponi n Evans sloggin it in at

-9% n -10.5%

n

Santambrogi hi vis detonating at

-16.5%

lookin at the overall picture

if the residuals truly reflect the form of the rider

on the given climb

then this Giro based on the average performance uv the contenders

started slow

about 1-2% slower than expected

got slower

to 6% slower than expected

and finished off

slower still

8% down from expected on stage 20

of course the weather plays a factor

in keeping the numbers modest

but scarponi n evans

displayed uh very human tapering uv performance

santam shattered

with only Nibali n Uran

finding sum unexpected watts

on the final climb