{"id":804051,"date":"2026-07-16T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804051\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:58:12","slug":"van-der-poel-and-pogacars-hrv-and-rhr-at-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804051\/","title":{"rendered":"Van der Poel and Poga\u010dar&#8217;s HRV and RHR at the Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tour de France is now more than halfway through. During the first eleven days of the race, the focus was mainly on the heat, but also on the performances of top riders like Tadej Poga\u010dar and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/mathieu-van-der-poel\" title=\"Mathieu van der Poel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mathieu van der Poel<\/a>. Whoop has the pleasure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/mathieu-van-der-poel-reaches-a-whoop-streak-of-1000-heres-how-his-wristband-helps-him-with-cycling\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">analyzing the health data<\/a> of these two athletes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da0QOHgDBfg\/?img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shared some insights on social media. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Whoop is a wristband measures data such as heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), and more. Van der Poel and Pogar\u010dar have partnerships with Boston-based Whoop, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk, LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Rory McIlroy, Carlos Alcaraz, and Charles Leclerc, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Poel has spoken on several occasions in the past about how he uses Whoop. Earlier this year, he was a guest on the company\u2019s podcast. \u201cHRV and resting heart rate (RHR) are the most important metrics I track on my Whoop. My average resting heart rate is 38 beats per minute, but it has sometimes been as low as 34.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My HRV is really high,&#8221; he said at the time, referring to that value, which can exceed 200 for him\u2014incredibly high. HRV is a measure that indicates your stress and fatigue levels. \u201cIt\u2019s genetic, but your fitness level helps too. It makes me stronger and helps me recover better,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Read more below the photo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mathieu-van-der-poel-6a57d9fe51a44.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"mathieu-van-der-poel\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Van der Poel with his blue wristband, while Pogacar wears a yellow one in the Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Poel and Poga\u010dar&#8217;s stats at the Tour de France<\/p>\n<p>At the Tour de France, where the heat took its toll on the riders, Van der Poel\u2019s HRV wasn\u2019t particularly high. While the average amateur cyclist has an HRV of 57 milliseconds, the Dutch rider\u2019s was 143. Poga\u010dar has averaged 98 so far, which immediately demonstrates that HRV varies from person to person.<\/p>\n<p>Pogacar and Van der Poel\u2019s resting heart rates were also shared. The average amateur has a resting heart rate of 55 bpm (beats per minute), while Pogacar\u2019s is 43 bpm and Van der Pol\u2019s has been 38 so far in this Tour de France: exactly the number he mentioned in the podcast.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tour de France is now more than halfway through. 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