Le Tour by the numbers

Tour '05 by the Numbers

 

1 -- days that the yellow jersey was not worn by an American (Dave Zabriskie had it for three stages, Lance Armstrong for 17 stages, Germany's Jens Voigt for one stage)

2 -- crashes in the nightmarish stage 20 time trial of Denmark's Mickael Rasmussen, which, along with one puncture and three bike changes knocked him from 3rd to 7th in the final GC (he did win a stage and King of the Mountains, though)

3 --  Americans in the general classification's final top 10, the most of any country (1. Armstrong; 6. Levi Leipheimer; 9. Floyd Landis) along with 14. George Hincapie; 17. Bobby Julich; 33. Chris Horner; 132. Fred Rodriguez; 139. Guido Trenti; DNF: Zabriskie

3 -- stage wins by Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen, the most by any rider

4:40 -- Lance's winning margin over second-place Ivan Basso, the second smallest of his 7 Tour victories (1:01 in 2003)

7 -- finishes on the podium in 8 starts for Germany's Jan Ullrich (third this year after finishing fourth in 2004)

8 -- rookie Cadel Evans' GC finish, the best for an Australian since Phil Anderson's two fifth places in the 1980s

10 -- American victories in the Tour in the last 20 years

25 -- career stage wins for Lance, counting three team time trial victories

26.8 -- Lance's average speed in miles per hour for the Tour's 2,228 miles (41.6 kph for 3,593 km)

28.8 -- Lance's average speed in miles per hour (46.4 kph) in stage 20's 34-mile time trial, his first victory of the season

30 -- percent chance of Lance living in 1996 after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain

30 -- Americans who have raced in the Tour de France since Jacques Boyer was the first in 1981

45 -- riders who started in the field of 189 but did not reach the finish line in Paris

83 -- yellow jerseys won by Lance, second only to Eddy Merckx's 111

500,000 -- spectators that saw this 92nd Tour finish in Paris

536,330 -- difference in euros between Discovery Channel's Tour winnings and those of Spain's Euskaltel-Euskadi, which took home 9,310

 

Tour by the numbers

Tour '05 by the Numbers

 

1 -- days that the yellow jersey was not worn by an American (Dave Zabriskie had it for three stages, Lance Armstrong for 17 stages, Germany's Jens Voigt for one stage)

2 -- crashes in the nightmarish stage 20 time trial of Denmark's Mickael Rasmussen, which, along with one puncture and three bike changes knocked him from 3rd to 7th in the final GC (he did win a stage and King of the Mountains, though)

3 --  Americans in the general classification's final top 10, the most of any country (1. Armstrong; 6. Levi Leipheimer; 9. Floyd Landis) along with 14. George Hincapie; 17. Bobby Julich; 33. Chris Horner; 132. Fred Rodriguez; 139. Guido Trenti; DNF: Zabriskie

3 -- stage wins by Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen, the most by any rider

4:40 -- Lance's winning margin over second-place Ivan Basso, the second smallest of his 7 Tour victories (1:01 in 2003)

7 -- finishes on the podium in 8 starts for Germany's Jan Ullrich (third this year after finishing fourth in 2004)

8 -- rookie Cadel Evans' GC finish, the best for an Australian since Phil Anderson's two fifth places in the 1980s

10 -- American victories in the Tour in the last 20 years

25 -- career stage wins for Lance, counting three team time trial victories

26.8 -- Lance's average speed in miles per hour for the Tour's 2,228 miles (41.6 kph for 3,593 km)

28.8 -- Lance's average speed in miles per hour (46.4 kph) in stage 20's 34-mile time trial, his first victory of the season

30 -- percent chance of Lance living in 1996 after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain

30 -- Americans who have raced in the Tour de France since Jacques Boyer was the first in 1981

45 -- riders who started in the field of 189 but did not reach the finish line in Paris

83 -- yellow jerseys won by Lance, second only to Eddy Merckx's 111

500,000 -- spectators that saw this 92nd Tour finish in Paris

536,330 -- difference in euros between Discovery Channel's Tour winnings and those of Spain's Euskaltel-Euskadi, which took home 9,310

RE: New Training

Coach Kam:

 

You rock!  As a testimonial to all, I just completed Ironman Couer d'Alene and could not have completed this event without the structure of RacePlan and the personal guidance provided by my pal Kam.  He kept me on task and highly motivated, especially during those early training months when there was no light and the end of the tunnel and I 'd question [again] just why in the hell I was doing this.  I'm no seasoned tri veteran, just a guy who has run a number of marathons and wanted to take it to the ultimate test.  I didn't even own a bike when I signed up [but did win a surfboard on a bet that I wouldn't finish!].  

 

Thanks, Kam, for the significant role you played in preparing me for what turned out to be an awesome life experience.  I need to return your bike travel box and want to review my IM experience to gauge what we did right and what I would do differently should I ever decide to do another one.  Let me know when we can get together.

 

Bob Scott.        

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Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:27 PM
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Subject: New Training

It's the beginning of July and my season is over!

 

That's amazing to me because when I was in Colorado I'd just be peaking around this time.  Certainly my friends in the Rocky Mountains are all starting to race more.  But not for this newly planted SoCal Boy.  I'm all done!  The TT season picks back up in September so I'm taking a bit of a breather, especially after the RAAM, and then hitting the gym and building base miles.

 

I'm looking forward to a little surf trip my buddy Chris Miller has planned.  We'll be surfing the warm water of Sinaloa July 17-24th and I am really, really ready for it!

 

After that, I've built a pretty aggressive schedule to utilize the great strength that I've been able to keep through the season.  My base building schedule will call for 6 days of riding, two days in the gym and a power Yoga class per week.  I thought about incorporating some running and swimming into the mix, but after one run I realized I wasn't into it.  If it guaranteed that I would shed 10Lbs., I'd do it.  But I know I can accomplish this through riding and gym alone.

 

My schedule will look something like this:

Monday: Gym

Tuesday: 2hr lunch ride, a bit of intensity, followed by Yoga at night

Wednesday: 4-5hrs endurance ride; I'll hit the Wednesday ride and mix it up a bit, but will keep HR below 85% max.

Thursday: 2hr lunch or afternoon ride with a bit of intensity

Friday: hour easy spin

Saturday: 4hrs climbing endurance; Swami's ride in east county

Sunday: 3-4hrs chill ride up the coast

 

I'm giving this schedule a try over the next two weeks just to see if it needs to be modified or not.  Today was my first Wednesday ride; 4hrs almost to the second and 75 miles.  Most of it was solo into a slight but steady cross wind.  Coming back I was lucky to work with a 6 person group but almost went down when someone didn't point out a major crack in the road.  I ruined my rim and got a slow flat but did not go down, which is always good.  Overall, I felt strong during the whole ride and rate is at a 7 out of 10.  The only pain I had was the slight saddle sore that's developing!!!

 

Kam

 

Kam Zardouzian Senior Coach & Founder Raceplan Coaching & Racing Kam@raceplan.com www.raceplan.com tel: mobile: 858-414-2624 858-414-2624

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New Training

It's the beginning of July and my season is over!

 

That's amazing to me because when I was in Colorado I'd just be peaking around this time.  Certainly my friends in the Rocky Mountains are all starting to race more.  But not for this newly planted SoCal Boy.  I'm all done!  The TT season picks back up in September so I'm taking a bit of a breather, especially after the RAAM, and then hitting the gym and building base miles.

 

I'm looking forward to a little surf trip my buddy Chris Miller has planned.  We'll be surfing the warm water of Sinaloa July 17-24th and I am really, really ready for it!

 

After that, I've built a pretty aggressive schedule to utilize the great strength that I've been able to keep through the season.  My base building schedule will call for 6 days of riding, two days in the gym and a power Yoga class per week.  I thought about incorporating some running and swimming into the mix, but after one run I realized I wasn't into it.  If it guaranteed that I would shed 10Lbs., I'd do it.  But I know I can accomplish this through riding and gym alone.

 

My schedule will look something like this:

Monday: Gym

Tuesday: 2hr lunch ride, a bit of intensity, followed by Yoga at night

Wednesday: 4-5hrs endurance ride; I'll hit the Wednesday ride and mix it up a bit, but will keep HR below 85% max.

Thursday: 2hr lunch or afternoon ride with a bit of intensity

Friday: hour easy spin

Saturday: 4hrs climbing endurance; Swami's ride in east county

Sunday: 3-4hrs chill ride up the coast

 

I'm giving this schedule a try over the next two weeks just to see if it needs to be modified or not.  Today was my first Wednesday ride; 4hrs almost to the second and 75 miles.  Most of it was solo into a slight but steady cross wind.  Coming back I was lucky to work with a 6 person group but almost went down when someone didn't point out a major crack in the road.  I ruined my rim and got a slow flat but did not go down, which is always good.  Overall, I felt strong during the whole ride and rate is at a 7 out of 10.  The only pain I had was the slight saddle sore that's developing!!!

 

Kam

 

Kam Zardouzian Senior Coach & Founder Raceplan Coaching & Racing Kam@raceplan.com www.raceplan.com tel: mobile: 858-414-2624 858-414-2624

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