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MVDP pushing more power than ever ๐Ÿคฏ Mathieu Van der Poel shared on Instagram Stories that he recorded an all-time 90-minute peak power of 446w at the E3 Saxo Classic in March, which he won with a 42km solo attack. ๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images
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Seixas dropped huge watts to win Lombardia ๐Ÿ‘€ Paul Seixas produced a huge initial effort to drop his rivals at Il Lombardia before powering to the line solo. First 2'30" of Civiglio attack: โšก๏ธ Avg power: 460w ๐Ÿš… Max power: 600w ๐Ÿš€ Avg speed: 19.0km/h ๐Ÿ“Š Max speed: 25.7km/h
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The moment Seixas broke his rivals ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Paul Seixas accelerated on the Civiglio climb at Il Lombardia to go solo after dropping his competitors one by one ๐Ÿ†
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Seixas smashes Pogaฤar's record ๐Ÿ’ฅ Paul Seixas broke Tadej Pogaฤar's record up the Civiglio climb on his way to becoming the youngest ever winner of Il Lombardia, ascending the 4.1km climb in 11:54, 38sec faster than Pogaฤar's previous record of 12:32 from 2022. ๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images
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Nuclear Lombardia power from Pogi ๐Ÿ”ฅ The watts and speed Tadej Pogaฤar produced to drop his rivals on the way to winning Il Lombardia for the fifth time in 2025.
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Magnier smashes the 2000w barrier ๐Ÿ’ฅ Data from his Strava account shows Paul Magnier has been producing some enormous power in training, hitting a maximum of ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฏ๐˜„ on September 29. ๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images
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Savage numbers from a savage race ๐Ÿฅต The elite men's World Championship road race in Montrรฉal demanded some leg-burning performances. ๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images
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Huge power for a huge victory ๐Ÿ˜ Mikel Landa produced some impressive power numbers on his way to winning a brutal Stage 20 at La Vuelta a Espana. ๐Ÿ“ Distance: 186.6km โฑ๏ธ Time: 4h58m01s โšก๏ธAvg power: 285w ๐Ÿ’ฅ Max power: 1070w ๐Ÿ’ก Normalised power: 330w ๐Ÿ“Š Garmin Cycling
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A monster ride from Simmons โšก๏ธ Quinn Simmons produced some huge watts to earn fifth place at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quรฉbec, which was won by Remco Evenepoel. ๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images
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He went to a dark place here ๐Ÿฅต Mark Donovan had to dig deep to catch the next group on the road on his own when crosswinds split the peloton on Stage 5 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men.
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Brutal power from Politt ๐Ÿ’ช Nils Politt produced two huge accelerations, 9.2km and 7.3km from home, to pull clear of a leading group and win Stage 5 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men solo. He dedicated the victory to his late grandfather.
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๐—ก๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿต.๐Ÿฎ๐—ธ๐—บ โฑ๏ธ Time: 11โ€™02โ€ ๐Ÿ’จ Avg speed: 50.0km/h ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Max speed: 79.0km/h โšก๏ธAvg power: 420w ๐Ÿ’ฅ Max power: 1200w
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Almost never-ending gap ๐Ÿ˜ซ Vermeersch had to dig deep to close this gap in the crosswinds of Stage 5 at the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men on his own. The effort was worth it, as he went on to finish second on the stage to seal a UAE Team Emirates-XRG 1-2 behind winner Politt.
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Wellens ripped that stage apart ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ Tim Wellens and UAE Team Emirates-XRG tore apart the race on the final major climb on Stage 4 at the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men before he powered to the line with Cees Bol to secure the overall lead ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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Monster crosswind watts from Ganna ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Filippo Ganna produced huge power in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Stage 3 crosswinds while attempting to split the peloton and catch the break, before following a final attack from Arne Santy of Tarteletto - Isorex.
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Kooij carved his way through ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿš€ Olav Kooij impressed on Stage 3 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men with a resounding display on the uphill sprint.
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๐—ข๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ท'๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป @TourofBritain - ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โฑ๏ธ Time: 15โ€œ ๐Ÿ’จ Avg speed: 50.1km/h ๐ŸŒช Max speed: 52.2km/h โšก๏ธAvg power: 1120w ๐Ÿ’ฅ Max power: 1390w
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Massive speed & power into the crosswinds ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Filippo Ganna dropped huge watts while trying to split the peloton in the crosswinds on Stage 3 at the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men. Ganna โ€“ KM 117-123 โฑ๏ธ Time: 7โ€™04โ€œ ๐Ÿ’จ Avg speed: 55.6km/h ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Max speed: 82.2km/h โšก๏ธAvg power: 500w
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A huge 320w shift in the headwind ๐Ÿ’ช Dylan van Baarle led the chase behind the break at a gusty day on Stage 3 of the Lloyds @TourofBritain Men. Dylan van Baarle - Km 80-115 โฑ๏ธ Time: 53โ€™43โ€ ๐Ÿ’จ Avg speed: 39.1km/h ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Max speed: 79.1km/h โšก Avg power: 320w ๐Ÿ’ฅ Max power: 1130w
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