PRO vs AMATEUR CYCLIST: How FAST can I ride a TOUR DE FRANCE stage compared to the PRO’S?

I rode stage 20 of the 2024 Tour de France as fast as I could, then compared my time, speed and power data with the professionals. This was my L'etape du Tour 2024.

GRAB YOURSELF A DISCOUNT!

00:00 Intro
01:12 L'etape du Tour overview
04:27 KM0
10:02 Finishing time and place
11:25 TrainingPeaks file overview
13:13 Col de Braus power/time
14:50 Col de Turini power/time
17:10 Col de la Couillole analysis

[dnlrn]

You should compare to the time of the grupetto, strava of Cees Bol for example! Braus 29:41 (32:04 for you), Turini 1:00:07 ( 1:03:15 for you), Colmiane 46:19 (55:59 for you) and Couillole 1:03:02 (1:10:24 for you). Of course you were slower on flat on descent, but you are a very good cyclist, closer to grupetto on climb than the gruppetto is to Pogacar. Huge concrats

[CycoWarriorx]

“There’s a lot of broken bodies up here” followed by that grin and chuckle… 😂😂😂😂 I felt that T… 😅… awesome experience… definitely gives a greater appreciation for what the pros go thru - and their ability to do it… 🍻

[struancochrane]

Great effort, thank you for your honesty in regard to a 3mins standstill. We have all been there. I am glad it happens to someone of your calibre too. The heat in the south of France can also be suffocating.

[sasatrifunovski]

This is ridiculusly impressive Tristan!!
Congratulations on finishing L’Etape and in amazing time!
If I had ridden with you-I still probably wouldn’t finish by now 😂

[garbar.kos]

Hey mate! Never write comments on youtube, but just wanted to cheer you up a bit. You've done a fantastic effort and that "pitstop" on the last climb will be just another thing to learn from and become better in the future. The whole life we learn something and fostering some skills. Thanks for sharing it with everyone, I hope it will be a reminder for some amateur cyclists that sometimes to stop and recover might much better for your overall health, rather push yourself too deep and have. a long term consequences.

Congrats and thanks for your videos :)

[antefilm]

great video Tristan!
crazy to see the comparisons between the pros and you up the climbs.

[DDai-qduk]

Easily the best cycling YouTube channel!

[stuartmisfeldt]

So impressed with your effort as well as the videography. Kudos, hope to see more videos on your trading and adventures with your friends in the pro peloton.

[jonathankennedy]

Hey Tristan, a fantastic video as ever. Well done on a brilliant time. It was great to be able to chat to you in the starting pen and thanks for being so friendly and generous with your time. I was a little over an hour and a half, behind you - not too shabby for an old man - but likewise suffered somewhat on the last climb having gone off a bit too hard.

[liamburke]

Thanks for producing such a well-documented video, some of the footage of the mountains was incredible! Must've been an awesome experience doing a recon of an actual Tour stage, imagining what it would be like for the peloton to ride the same climbs (and how insanely fast they are). Good on you! Fantastic ride too, congrats!

[theindianveloist]

Great video and analysis. Appreciate your honesty and congratulations on your achievement 🎉

[tsarikovskyi]

Thanks for the awesome video, man 🚀 You did a great job riding those legendary climbs💪

[pauldunne]

But you got back up, got back on and still hit 245 for the final climb in an epic day. Love the content, love the access to Ben and your coach's experience. Keep it coming, favourite cycling content creator out there.

[besnardphilippe]

Fabulous vid of a fabulous event.You did perform great Mon ami, it was a tough course.Chapeau mate!
I love your work btw
Despite riding my fav BMC I wasn’t as fast as you, far from it, but I enjoyed every mn of the ride.
Thanks again for this beautifull content.

[farukhtursunzhanov]

Good job bro! I saw you actually on last uphill when you was exhaust 😅

I was also exhausted but didn’t want to stop to say hi )

Hope to meet you in next year if you want to come to “enjoy” another challenge smth like that )

[callanrobison]

So good TC. Loving all the different angles

[jovelh]

Great video, just came back from Nice and got the vibe from TDF…next time I’ll take my bike

[Trader_man_w_no_land]

Solid 💪, I was able to do it couple yrs back...great experience 🙂

[kamiln]

It’s been a while. It’s Friday, Tristan posts new video <feels good meme>

[andrewsteadman]

Yay! Paroo and your parents got a mention as well. Nice!