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2005»Stage 6 (Final)»LondonLondon(60km)

Regression line on weight and result

With regression analysis we can check if there is a relationship between a dependent (also called outcome variable) and an independent variable. In this statistic, the relationship between the weight of a rider and the result (outcome) is investigated.

The formula for the regression line on the riders in the result is as follows:

result = -0.3 * weight + 56

This means that on average for every extra kilogram weight a rider loses -0.3 positions in the result.
#RiderWeight (KG)
1 NUYENS Nick68
2 BLAUDZUN Michael66
5 DAY Benjamin68
6 VEUCHELEN Frederik75
7 ROGERS Michael74
8 VAN DE WALLE Jurgen74
10 THIJS Erwin69
11 SØRENSEN Chris Anker64
12 DE WAELE Bert71
13 MAZUR Peter73
14 STEINHAUSER Tobias72
15 GEORGE David61
16 GILING Bas72
18 SOUTHAM Tom69
20 BAUMANN Eric72
22 KEISSE Iljo72
23 CRETSKENS Wilfried75
24 BRAMATI Davide72
25 POWER Ciarán68
29 CLARKE Hilton70
32 MANNING Paul76
33 OLIPHANT Evan66
34 IVANOV Sergei73
36 PAOLINI Luca66
37 WINN Julian70
38 DOWNING Russell64
39 SCHMITZ Bram77
40 COX Ryan62
42 THOMAS Geraint71
43 ARVESEN Kurt-Asle74
46 MCCANN David73
47 HAMMOND Roger71
48 WESEMANN Steffen72
49 WILLEMS Frederik67
50 MICHAELSEN Lars79
52 CLANCY Edward79
53 VANLANDSCHOOT James67
54 NEWTON Christopher69
56 FUKUSHIMA Shinichi62
62 CLARKE Jonathan68
63 SANTAROMITA Ivan58
64 HAYLES Robert80
65 GILMORE Matthew67
69 VAN IMPE Kevin75
72 BRAMMEIER Matt72
74 MIYAZAWA Takashi61
82 DEGANO Enrico68
84 CAVENDISH Mark70
85 DE GROOTE Thierry71