Stage 1 - 2012 AMGEN Tour of California

Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California was won by Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), but Orica-GreenEDGE may have been the most powerful team within the closing kilometers. The team’s sprinter, Aussie Leigh Howard, finished just off the podium in fourth place after his teammates did the majority of the lead-out into downtown Santa Rosa. TrainingPeaks provided the analysis around Orica-GreenEDGE rider Luke Durbridge's power file. Read the full story on VeloNews.com.

Results:

1. Peter Sagan, Liquigas-Cannondale in 4:42:35
2. Heinrich Haussler, Garmin-Barracuda at s.t.
3. Fred Rodriguez, Exergy at s.t.
32. Luke Durbridge, Orica-GreenEdge

Summary

• Training Stress Score: 282 TSS
• Energy: 4260 KJ
• Body Weight: 77kg
• Average Heart Rate: 144 bpm
• Max Heart Rate: 185 bpm
• Average Cadence: 89 rpm

Peak Power Values

• Average Watts: 252 W
• Max Watts: 1414 W
• Normalized Power: 326
• Peak 1-minutes: 530 W
• Peak 6-minutes: 468 W (Set on Coleman Valley Road)
• Peak 20-minutes: 379 W
• Peak 180-minutes: 278 W

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