2011 Tour de France Race Analysis for Saxo Bank-SunGard

Chris Anker races strong in the final time trial. Another outstanding performance by Chris. For a mountain goat, the guy sure can time trial! Check out his file in TrainingPeaks WKO+ for details, or in the File viewer.  Read the race analysis & files...

Chris battles for Contador. The first climb of the day at and above his FTP!!! Seriously hard and fast climbing by the peloton. Chris hangs tougher than ever!  Read the race analysis & files...

Over 16,000' of climbing made this the hardest stage in three years of Tour data for Chris Sorensen. See what makes this stage his hardest over the past three years!  Read the race analysis & files...

Chris Anker Sorensen nails it for Contador! Sorensen rides hard at the bottom of the Manse climb today to make sure Contador is in position and ready for his attack. Download the file to see his big watts!  Read the race analysis & files...

Sorensen has an easy day today in the semi-flat stage 15. He rode in the peloton today and spent nearly 2.5 hours in his active recovery training zone. Check out just how easy a stage in the Tour de France can be!  Read the race analysis & files...

Chris Sorensen rides in the front group to the bottom of the Plateau de Beille in support of Alberto Contador. A super tough mountain stage in which Sorensen was able to make a difference for Contador. Check out his watts on the finale up Plateau de Beille.  Read the race analysis & files...

Chris saves energy for tomorrow. An active day early on and many attacks with an easy ride over the Aubisque climb-  Read the race analysis & files...

The first day in the mountains was a big one. Over 6 hours of racing, 13,000' of climbing and Chris Anker Sorensen was on the front helping team leader Alberto Contador. Check out this amazing file...  Read the race analysis & files...

A nice easy day for Chris Anker Sorensen before the mountains. Just solid and a great stage for the whole peloton to get in an "active recovery" day.  Read the race analysis & files...

A fast stage for Chris Sorensen today! Hang on for 29.9mph for the first hour. Go Chris! Check out his effort towards the end as well.  Read the race analysis & files...

What a day for the peloton. Crashes, tough climbs and a hard finish. Chris Anker Sorensen had to work hard today and spent most of the day in his tempo and threshold zones. He scored the highest TSS so far of the tour and rode strongly helping his team leader Alberto Contador.  Read the race analysis & files...

Chris Anker Sorensen attacks with 1km to go in an attempt to win the stage! A very exciting finish for Chris today as he rides at his FTP up the Super Bessy climb and then attacks!  Read the race analysis & files...

Cavendish wins again. The easiest stage of the Tour so far, as Chris Anker Sorensen spent over 4 hours in his Active Recovery Zone.  Read the race analysis & files...

Cav gets his win and Chris Anker Sorensen has a tough day at the office. A hard and windy stage made for a tough day at the office for everyone in the peloton including Chris. It just got faster and faster and faster, till the peloton shattered.  Read the race analysis & files...

Cadel Evans (BMC) defied most predictions for the finish on the Mûr de Bretagne when he just managed to hold on to beat the strong-finishing Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) to claim stage four of the Tour de France. The pair battled each other most of the way up the 1.7km climb to the finish, the Spaniard attacking twice, the Australian responding on both occasions. Evans made his final move inside the final 100 metres and clung on to win, with pre-stage favourite Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) back in fifth place.  Read the race analysis & files...

Tyler Farrar wins his first stage in the TDF! A fitting finish to a great July 4th stage. Chris Anker Sorensen was relaxing today in the peloton up until the last hour when the peloton had to deal with crosswinds. Chris fought hard to keep Contador at the front and then rode into the finish saving energy for tomorrow.  Read the race analysis & files...

Chris nails it at his FTP for 25 minutes in the TTT! Way to go Chris and an average speed of 33.6 mph! Incredible. Does this guy really only weigh 141lbs! He can time trial!  Read the race analysis & files...

Stage 1 of the Tour de France took the riders across the famous passage du Gois as the riders race 191kms to Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers.  Read the race analysis & files...