Dan Lloyd is part of GCN now, but in 2010 he rode the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France doing the same domestique job for his Cervelo Test Team. Here’s a table of his data comparing the 2 races in terms of TSS, along with a very abridged version of Hunter’s interpretation.
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Which is harder? - 2010 Giro vs Tour de France |
Giro |
TDF |
|
Total Training Stress Score (TSS) |
5312 |
5038 |
|
Highest Training Stress Score (TSS) |
406 (Stage 11) |
358 (Stage 17) |
|
Number of stages over 350 TSS |
5 |
1 |
|
Number of stages over 300 TSS |
7 |
5 |
|
Peak normalised power for an entire stage |
300 watts |
300 watts |
|
Peak 60 minute normalised power |
351 watts |
344 watts |
|
Peak 20 minute wattage |
378 watts |
375 watts |
|
Peak 5 minute wattage |
430 watts |
420 watts |
|
Easiest stage |
209 TSS |
113 TSS |
100 Training Stress Score points equal 1 hour at threshold, so the 2010 Giro gave Dan Lloyd a total training stress of 53 hours at threshold, the equivalent effort of 53 x 1-hour full-gas time trials.
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