These are mostly just for fun, although I suppose some lessons might be drawn from them as well. Â First up is a graph showing how the field was reduced stage by stage in both 2010 and 2011: Overall there were fewer racers this year even from the start, which is interesting. Â In both cases there […]
Also tagged recap, tour de skiContinuing on from my previous post, let’s move on to look at how different nations fared compared to last year’s Tour (click through for full versions): The German men struggled, but mainly that shows up here as skiers dropping out rather than performing poorly. Â In fact, the one German man who made it all the […]
Also tagged bump chart, recap, tour de skiNow that the entire Tour is in the books, here’s how it played out, at least the big picture: I have to say, good job to Fransesc Soulie (AND) and Callum Watson (AUS) for hanging in there, despite being way off the back. Â Eight races in ten days is a tough feat, even for the […]
Also tagged bump chart, dario cologna, justyna kowalczyk, marianna longa, martin jaks, recap, therese johaug, tour de skiHonestly, I’m too tired to comment much on this race. Â Enjoy the graphs while I get some posts together recapping the entire Tour de Ski for tomorrow…
Also tagged biathlon, mass start, race snapshotIf there were a race on the WC circuit so unlike any other that meaningful comparisons to past performance are rendered moot, this would be it. Â But, you know, the skiers get FIS points for this race, so we might as well see what we can see. Â Due to the unusual nature of the race, […]
Also tagged final climb, race snapshot, tour de skiAs we would expect, a late in the Tour mass start race with a reduced field results in some unusual FIS points. Â I’ve adjusted them, as before, using Equivalent Percent Back but ultimately races like todays are simply a different animal so we should be cautious about making comparisons. Â Still, things shake out more as […]
Also tagged classic, mass start, race snapshot, tour de skiBiathlon World Cup action started up again today (well, the individual races anyway; there were relays the last two days). Â The results look a bit topsy-turvy, with a fair number of big names having a tough day at the office. Â Looks like several of the North Americans had some issues in the range.
Also tagged biathlon, men, race snapshot, Sprint