The Frenchman’s time up the Peyragudes ascent was 6’35 – gaining 27 seconds on fellow Strava user George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) after both arrived at the climb in the front group.

A VAM score – the measure of how quickly you climb per hour (see more on that here) – was recorded at 1,839m for the ascent for Bardet, significantly quicker than the pace the yellow jersey group set up the Port de Bales.

And to put that into context further, Britain’s Tour de France debutant Scott Thwaites – who uses a Garmin Edge 820 and finished 122^nd on the stage – recorded a power output of 240w for the climb, highlighting the vast differences between racing at the front and simply climbing to complete the stage.

Check out Romain Bardet’s full Strava ride here or take a look at George Bennett’s data here.