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Piancavallo 2026: W/kg of the pros (Giro d'Italia)
14.5 km · 1128 m · 7.8 % · Summit 1290 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 →
Giro d'Italia 2026, stage 20 25
30 May 2026 · Race page →
| Rider | Team | Time | W/kg | W | VAM | km/h | Weight | measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Gee-West | Lidl-Trek | 38:51 | 6.31 | 454 | 1742 | 22.4 | 72 kg A | measured: 436 W |
| Thymen Arensman | Netcompany INEOS | 38:54 | 6.34* | 440 | 1740 | 22.4 | 69.5 kg C | — |
| Egan Bernal | Netcompany INEOS | 39:00 | 6.51 | 391 | 1735 | 22.3 | 60 kg B | — |
| Davide Piganzoli | Visma | Lease a Bike | 39:52 | 6.31 | 385 | 1698 | 21.8 | 61 kg A | — |
| Sepp Kuss | Visma | Lease a Bike | 42:22 | 5.86 | 357 | 1597 | 20.5 | 61 kg B | — |
| Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 42:30 | 5.79 | 371 | 1592 | 20.5 | 64 kg A | — |
| Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 42:30 | 5.78 | 382 | 1592 | 20.5 | 66 kg A | — |
| Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 42:31 | 5.92 | 343 | 1592 | 20.5 | 58 kg A | — |
| Wout Poels | Unibet Rose Rockets | 42:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Will Barta | Tudor Pro Cycling | 42:34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Florian Stork | Tudor Pro Cycling | 42:34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Damiano Caruso | Bahrain Victorious | 42:34 | 5.73* | 384 | 1590 | 20.4 | 67 kg C | — |
| Koen Bouwman | Jayco AlUla | 42:34 | 5.86* | 351 | 1590 | 20.4 | 60 kg C | — |
| Ben O'Connor | Jayco AlUla | 42:35 | 5.73 | 384 | 1589 | 20.4 | 67 kg B | — |
| Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Netcompany INEOS | 42:35 | — | — | — | — | measured: 379 W | |
| Alessandro Pinarello | NSN Cycling Team | 42:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Simone Gualdi | Lotto Intermarché | 42:37 | 5.83* | 356 | 1588 | 20.4 | 61 kg C | measured: 335 W |
| Johannes Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | 42:37 | 5.89* | 342 | 1588 | 20.4 | 58 kg C | measured: 335 W |
| Ben Zwiehoff | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 42:37 | 5.83* | 356 | 1588 | 20.4 | 61 kg C | measured: 347 W |
| Bart Lemmen | Visma | Lease a Bike | 42:38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Johannes Staune-Mittet | Decathlon CMA CGM | 42:39 | 5.72 | 383 | 1587 | 20.4 | 67 kg A | measured: 369 W |
| Lorenzo Milesi | Movistar Team | 45:47 | 5.23 | 366 | 1478 | 19.0 | 70 kg B | — |
| Magnus Sheffield | Netcompany INEOS | 45:50 | 5.19* | 379 | 1477 | 19.0 | 73 kg C | — |
| Mark Donovan | Pinarello Q36.5 | 46:05 | — | — | — | — | measured: 363 W | |
| Larry Warbasse | Tudor Pro Cycling | 46:06 | — | — | — | — | measured: 360 W |
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 Piancavallo 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.
Published power figures 1
What the press, race broadcasts and riders' own files have reported for this climb. Not our estimate.
| Rider | Effort | Figure | Duration | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Vingegaard | Giro 2026 st.20, Piancavallo 2026 st.20 | ~6.8 W/kg W/kg (est.) | 36:12 | Analyst estimate | Velo Zach Nehr, 2026-09-24“with over 6.8w/kg for 36 minutes” |
As published, with no conversion: each figure is labelled by what it is, and links to where it was printed. All published power figures →
Questions
How many watts did Derek Gee-West push on Piancavallo?
Derek Gee-West climbed Piancavallo in 38:51 at the Giro d'Italia 2026. We estimate 454 W, or 6.31 W/kg at 72 kg. His power meter recorded 436 W. 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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