Stage 1 of the 100th Tour de France began in Porto Vecchio and stretched 213 kilometers up the coast to the finish in Bastia. The stage was "easy", flat, and a scenic beginning to the Tour. Power and speed in the peloton today was relatively low, but this will change tomorrow as the race heads into the mountains of Corsica. Despite the flat course the last kilometers became narrow and technical causing several crashes. RadioShack Leopard Trek's rider, Tony Gallopin, experienced a crash in this section, but thankfully was not injured and continued to finish with his team and share the SRM race data below.
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Swiss professional, Greg Rast, of RadioShack Leopard Trek sprinted to the win at the Tour de Suisse (Stage 6) on Thursday June 13. Rast was one of four members in a breakaway group along with Mathew Hayman (Sky), Alexandre Kolobnev (Katusha), and Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-QuickStep).
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Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia was 177km from San Salvo to Pescara and included over 2,700 meters of climbing combined with rainy, technical descents. Movistart's Benat Intxausti, of Spain, managed to avoid multiple crashes and conquered the climbs to finish the stage in 14th earning the leaders jersey. Benat won the Vuelta a Asturias and finished 10th ovrall in the Vuelta a Espana in 2012. Below is the SRM file from Benat's race illustrating the incredible level of performance pro riders deliver day after day in a world tour.
