# Wout van Aert 2022 TDF Performance **URL:** \ **Category:** Racing\ **Created:** [June 22, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735 "2023-06-22T14:01:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vt321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/aeb1de/32.png) [@vt321](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/vt321)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/1 "2023-06-22T14:01:27Z")
Looking at the Netflix TDF documentary “Unchained” I can’t still can’t get over Wout van Aert’s performance at last years tour. What’s your estimate of his FTP last year? Mine: 520W ---
**Author:** ![voldemort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/voldemort/32/77807_2.png) [@voldemort](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/voldemort)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/2 "2023-06-22T14:18:29Z")
His weight is around 78 kg. 520 would put his w/kg around 6.6. My hunch is that is too high. I’d guess it is closer to 480. ---
**Author:** ![HLaB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/hlab/32/60448_2.png) [@HLaB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/HLaB)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/3 "2023-06-22T14:19:48Z")
470w and can use every last watt of it efficiently, ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/4 "2023-06-22T14:28:06Z")
I’d guess maybe a punchy 440-460? If I remember correctly…the last guy who set the hour record was estimated to have a ~460ftp. I think it’s reasonable to assume he’s a bit south of there, perhaps the same. ---
**Author:** ![Northshorerider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Northshorerider](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Northshorerider)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/5 "2023-06-22T14:37:03Z")
He definitely has an elite FTP…but what really sets him apart is his ability to ride at a high pace but still maintain a wallop of a punch after 4-5 hours of riding. Best illustrated in stage 4 of last years TDF where he blew everyone out of the water with 10km to go on the final climb, and rode solo for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/7 "2023-06-22T14:40:02Z")
Yea I’d be sort of surprised if he had hour record level ftp while also having one of the best punches in pro racing… Of course I suppose that is the sort of combination you meed to stand out as a freak in a world tour… ---
**Author:** ![Scapewalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/scapewalker/32/21845_2.png) [@Scapewalker](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Scapewalker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/8 "2023-06-22T14:42:42Z")
His power profile was leaked last year. Credits to Charlie Carbs Cycling he made a video about it. ![DBF363A9-92A9-4AF3-89C3-CF18BCAC7277](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/e/f/efc89e326a9846a23828a88ae600e3839a767faa.jpeg) Geraint Thomas mentioned in his podcast that WvA told him he averaged ~370w for 3-4h in his crazy solo breakaway during the tour for additional context. ---
**Author:** ![maxaposteriori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/maxaposteriori/32/7725_2.png) [@maxaposteriori](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/maxaposteriori)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/9 "2023-06-22T15:50:31Z")
Just the sheer amount of torque required to drive the pedals round when doing 455W at 90rpm makes it amazing to me that any sub-80 kg person could do this for 1 hour. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/10 "2023-06-22T16:03:30Z")
I’m only 29 seconds away from matching his 30 second power! Almost there 😂 That somehow seems tons more realistic actually than ever hitting 455 for an hour…that’s just madness. ---
**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/11 "2023-06-22T16:17:48Z")
> [@Scapewalker](#): > > His power profile was leaked last year. > Credits to Charlie Carbs Cycling he made a video about it. > > ![DBF363A9-92A9-4AF3-89C3-CF18BCAC7277](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/e/f/efc89e326a9846a23828a88ae600e3839a767faa.jpeg) Compare yourself to Wout! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/d/c/dc8337a1d67619d7614aba74a56b5c8d6a7d2c08.png) What does that tell me? At the tender young age of sixty-one nobody is calling me about turning pro! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![billytheconq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/billytheconq/32/129026_2.png) [@billytheconq](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/billytheconq)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/12 "2023-06-22T16:23:19Z")
I remember Jonathan calling him a human motorcycle on one of the podcasts and that’s always felt about right 😂 ---
**Author:** ![HLaB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/hlab/32/60448_2.png) [@HLaB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/HLaB)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/13 "2023-06-22T16:23:28Z")
Lol All time (well at least since I’ve had a PM) the longest I’ve held 455w is 1min 35s back 2015 and now I can only hold it for 38s 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/14 "2023-06-22T16:25:08Z")
Half the watts at double the age. My math says at half your age you’d have had the same ftp as wout. You just missed your window is all 😂 ---
**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/15 "2023-06-22T16:27:50Z")
> [@HLaB](#): > > Lol All time (well at least since I’ve had a PM) the longest I’ve held 455w is 1min 35s back 2015 and now I can only hold it for 38s 😂 455W in the last year? I’m at 80 seconds / 1-min 20-sec in the last year (my seasons in Intervals are calendar years): ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/2/7/273843f739a4373bef8a23c46363ae46a9d32bde.png) Time to get busy progressing 455W beyond 80 seconds! ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/16 "2023-06-22T16:28:05Z")
1:58 baby! I’m almost 1 30th of wout… ---
**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/17 "2023-06-22T16:30:17Z")
There you go! Lets call it 120 seconds, you only have 3480 seconds of progression in order to match Wout!! ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/18 "2023-06-22T16:33:34Z")
This was almost 5 weeks ago.I bet I’m at a solid 121 now 😂 ---
**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/19 "2023-06-22T16:35:34Z")
3-sec of progression in 5 weeks? If you keep up that pace then you have roughly 1200 months to go! Hello TdF for @Abe_Froman in 10 years! Fun with math! ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/20 "2023-06-22T16:36:39Z")
Also just in time for 55+ masters races ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735/21 "2023-06-22T16:53:14Z")
> [@Scapewalker](#): > > ![DBF363A9-92A9-4AF3-89C3-CF18BCAC7277](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/e/f/efc89e326a9846a23828a88ae600e3839a767faa.jpeg) > > DBF363A9-92A9-4AF3-89C3-CF18BCAC7277409×687 46.5 KB Hey…wouldja look at that? .95 of his 20 min power is 454… 20 MIN FTP PROTOCOL VALIDATED!!! ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/e/b/ebcdc61fa899f6b0b55ca1353c50832c5f1210df.gif) [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/wout-van-aert-2022-tdf-performance/84735.md?page=2)