Rest day number two is upon us, so it’s time to update my graphs tracking the race thus far. First the standard ‘bump chart’ showing the GC picture through the first 15 stages: And for comparison, the same graphs for all the Tour back to 2005 (click for larger version):
Also tagged bump plot, charts, graphs, performance, tour de franceWe’re through Stage 15 of the Giro, so here are some updated versions of the accompanying graphs. I made these “high quality” (i.e. PDFs) in case anyone wants to repost them elsewhere. Here’s the overall GC picture: And then we have the same data broken down by team:
Also tagged cycling, giro d'italia, graphsA little fun using the Google Charts API, R and my WC points spreadsheet. Both of these motion charts require Flash. It shows the progression of WC points for the top 30 athletes or so throughout this season. Distance points are on the x axis and sprint point are on the y axis. This does […]
Also tagged animation, Distance, points, Sprint, World CupAside from being a yummy holiday treat, Thanksgiving turkey is a term used (in North America, at least) to refer to ski racers who come out of the gate kicking everyone’s pants off in November or December and then fizzle out for the rest of the season. Â A friend urged me to write a post […]
Also tagged early season, espen rotchev, peaking, tor arne hetlandThis is type of graphic that I hope to do on a semi-regular basis once the World Cup season gets rolling. Â These easily fall into the “fun” rather than “serious” category. Â If you hadn’t already guessed, I like making graphs. Â So these entries will be race summaries, but in graph form. Â They are fairly labor […]
Also tagged Distance, olympics, race summary, relay