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).
Greg Rast won the stage in 4:23:53. He averaged 269 watts over 186 kilometers and held an average speed of 40 kph with a 78 rpm average cadence.
| Time | 4:23:53 min |
| AVG Power | 268.8 watts |
| AVG Heart rate | not available |
| AVG Speed | 39.34 kph |
| AVG Cadence | 75.7 rpm |
| ALT Gain | 1,866.0 meters |
| Distance | 186 kilometers |
| Energy | 4,551.7 kilojoules |
The stage featured over 1,860 meters of climbing and Greg burned nearly 4,500 kilocalories in the day's effort. (Almost 30 Ueli Biers - one of Switzerland's favorite beers).
During a 5 kilometer mid-stage ascent Rast averaged over 372 watts. He also delivered a 713 watt surge with 70 rpm cadence in the early part of the climb.
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