As expected, Stage 6 saw quite a bit of movement (as well as skiers abandoning due to illness): A couple of the men are really quite a ways off the back; I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw some of them pack it in. Â Stage 6 created a lot more “clumpiness” with the men, although […]
Also tagged bump chart, Distance, men, stage, women, World CupI’ve opted not to adjust the points on these, despite their being a a bit abnormal. Â I think the performance comparisons are clear enough without making any alterations. Â But, as you can see, there was definitely some concerted skiing in groups today.
Also tagged freestyle, handicap, pursuit, race snapshot, World CupIt was a banner day for North America, to be sure. Â Let’s take a look at how the heats played out, starting with the semifinalists: I’ve removed Roger Aa Djupvik from the men’s plot, as he ran into a spot of difficulty in the quarters and packed it in for a very slow time. Â It’ll […]
Also tagged devon kershaw, freestyle, kikkan randall, recap, SprintOnce again, not much commentary here, just some graphs showing some notable individuals progress through the tour. Â I haven’t highlighted all the leaders, per se, just some of the top people and some other interesting ones. No one’s likely to touch Kowalczyk for the overall, although there’s a lot of racing left to be done. […]
Also tagged alex harvey, andrew newell, bump chart, canada, ivan babikov, kikkan randall, kris freeman, recap, USAAn excellent suggestion from the comments was to redo the graphs by nation, but overlay them on top of the same data from last year’s Tour for comparison. Easily done! Â I’ve pruned back the nations plotted even further to focus more heavily on the big guns, and it also enhances readability. Â Also, keep in mind […]
Also tagged bump chartI’m not going to provide much analysis here, just the graphs. Â Feel free to pontificate in the comments. Â First up is the overall Tour rank after each stage: The two day pursuit created more chaos in the overall placings than I expected. Â Somewhat more significant movement in the sprint in Stage 3 with the men, […]
Also tagged bump chart, recapJust a few short notes focusing on the North Americans in the classic sprint yesterday. Â First the men: One thing that stands out to me is that Harvey was actually skiing slightly faster than Kershaw all day. Â Of course, the differences are very small (~1 second), but it highlights how large an impact the make-up […]
Also tagged alex harvey, andrew newell, classic, devon kershaw, kikkan randall, kris freeman, Sprint, World Cup