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Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons 2026: W/kg of the pros
1.3 km · 136 m · 10.8 % · Summit 220 m · Strava segment Estimate · howtoturnpro
Estimated from the climb time, the rider's weight and the climb profile. Against 55 efforts with a power meter the median error is 2.0 %. Method →
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 18
26 April 2026 · Race page →
| Rider | Team | Time | W/kg | W | VAM | km/h | Weight | measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 3:28 | 8.35 | 539 | 2354 | 21.8 | 64.5 kg A | — |
| Paul Seixas | Decathlon CMA CGM | 3:49 | 7.50 | 465 | 2138 | 19.8 | 62 kg A | — |
| Alex Baudin | EF Education-EasyPost | 3:50 | 7.39* | 488 | 2129 | 19.7 | 66 kg C | measured: 478 W |
| Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain Victorious | 3:52 | 7.46* | 440 | 2110 | 19.6 | 59 kg C | measured: 396 W |
| Romain Grégoire | Groupama-FDJ United | 3:53 | 7.32 | 468 | 2101 | 19.5 | 64 kg A | — |
| Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | 3:53 | 7.36 | 456 | 2101 | 19.5 | 62 kg B | measured: 462 W |
| Christian Scaroni | XDS Astana | 3:53 | 7.34 | 462 | 2101 | 19.5 | 63 kg A | — |
| Remco Evenepoel | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 3:54 | 7.32 | 461 | 2092 | 19.4 | 63 kg B | — |
| Filippo Zana | Soudal Quick-Step | 3:55 | 7.21 | 476 | 2083 | 19.3 | 66 kg A | measured: 478 W |
| Mauro Schmid | Jayco AlUla | 3:59 | 7.01* | 491 | 2049 | 19.0 | 70 kg C | — |
| Steff Cras | Soudal Quick-Step | 3:59 | 7.06 | 473 | 2049 | 19.0 | 67 kg A | — |
| Ramses Debruyne | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 4:00 | 7.04 | 465 | 2040 | 18.9 | 66 kg B | measured: 489 W |
| Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 4:00 | 7.22 | 419 | 2040 | 18.9 | 58 kg A | — |
| Clément Champoussin | XDS Astana | 4:01 | 7.10 | 433 | 2032 | 18.8 | 61 kg A | — |
| Egan Bernal | Netcompany INEOS | 4:02 | 7.09 | 425 | 2023 | 18.7 | 60 kg B | — |
| Ben O'Connor | Jayco AlUla | 4:02 | 6.96 | 466 | 2023 | 18.7 | 67 kg B | — |
| George Bennett | NSN Cycling Team | 4:17 | 6.66 | 386 | 1905 | 17.6 | 58 kg A | measured: 404 W |
| Mikkel Frølich Honoré | EF Education-EasyPost | 4:21 | 6.38* | 434 | 1876 | 17.4 | 68 kg C | — |
Riders who don't share their rides publicly are missing. This is not a stage result.
How long would it take you?
Your time up Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons at a steady power, from a physics model.
Advanced: rolling resistance and drag
Estimate from a physics model (Martin et al. 1998), on the average gradient. Wind, surface, pacing and steep sections change the real time. More cycling tools
How this is calculated
P × 0.977 = ½ · ρ · CdA · v³ + v · m · g · (sin θ + Crr · cos θ), θ = arctan(average gradient), m = rider + bike, g = 9.81; solved for the speed v, time = length / v. Air density ρ: NASA GRC troposphere: T=15.04-0.00649*h; p=101.29*((T+273.1)/288.08)^5.256; rho=p/(0.2869*(T+273.1)); h = mean of start and summit altitude. Sources: Martin et al. 1998, J Appl Biomech 14(3):276-291 — https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd5f71; Defraeye et al. 2010, J Biomech 43(7):1262-1268 (upright position, cyclist+bike 0.270 m2) — https://lirias.kuleuven.be/retrieve/232736; NASA Glenn Research Center, Earth Atmosphere Model (metric) — https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/atmosmet.html. Climb geometry: the side's source in the table above.
Questions
How many watts did Tadej Pogačar push on Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons?
Tadej Pogačar climbed Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons in 3:28 at the Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026. We estimate 539 W, or 8.35 W/kg at 64.5 kg. It is our estimate, not a measurement.
How is this estimated?
From the climb time, the rider's weight and the climb profile: the power needed against gravity, rolling resistance and air drag, with no wind. Against 55 efforts with a power meter the median error is 2.0 %.
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