Feature
Pogačar's Power Ceiling: How 2025 Redefined What's Possible
A systematic analysis of Tadej Pogačar's season-long power output reveals climbing performances that sit alone in the modern era. We break down the numbers — stage by stage, climb by climb.
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Daily Digest
- AlUla Tour wraps with Evenepoel taking the overall. Remco's climbing numbers on the final stage suggest early-season form is ahead of 2025. His estimated 5.92 ᵉW/kg on the 12-minute Skyviews climb would have won him most WorldTour summit finishes last February.
- Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana starts Wednesday. The first real GC test of the European season. Juan Ayuso leads UAE with a point to prove after a quiet AlUla. Full preview incoming.
- Visma–Lease a Bike confirm Vingegaard for Tirreno–Adriatico. First racing since Stage 16 of the Vuelta. The Dane's been in Tenerife since early January — the power data from his first race back will be the most closely watched numbers of the spring.
- Lotto–Dstny's Maxim Van Gils still without a race programme amid ongoing contract dispute. The Belgian wants out; the team says he's under contract through 2027.
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Analysis
Pogačar's 2025: The Numbers Behind the Dominance
His Galibier ascent at the Tour produced an estimated 6.48 ᵉW/kg over 36 minutes. We've never seen anything like it in the data era.
VCV '26
Race Preview
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2026: The Form Finder
Who's sharp, who's still building, and what the early numbers tell us.
2015–25
Data Deep Dive
A Decade of Climbing Power: Are We in a New Era?
Comparing estimated summit powers from 2015 to 2025. The trend is unmistakable.
±1.8%
Methodology
How We Estimate Power (And Why You Should Trust It)
The Martin model, étalon normalisation, and what our accuracy means.