Physical demands of sprinting in professional road cycling
Abstract
The aim of this study was to quantify the demands of road competitions ending with sprints in male professional cycling. 17 races finished with top-5 results from 6 male road professional cyclists (age, 27.0±3.8 years; height, 1.76±0.03 m; weight, 71.7±1.1 kg) were analysed. SRM power meters were used to monitor power output, cadence and speed. Data were averaged over the entire race, different durations prior to the sprint (60, 10, 5 and 1 min) and during the actual sprint. Variations in power during the final 10 min of the race were quantified using exposure variation analysis. This observational study was conducted in the field to maximize the ecological validity of the results. Power, cadence and speed were statistically different between various phases of the race (p
RAS ID
19643
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2015
Location of the Work
Stuttgart, Germany
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag
Recommended Citation
Mensaspa, P., Quod, M., Martin, D. T., & Abbiss, C. R. (2015). Physical demands of sprinting in professional road cycling. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1554697
Comments
Menaspà, P., Quod, M., Martin, D. T., Peiffer, J. J. & Abbiss, C. R. (2015). Physical Demands of Sprinting in Professional Road Cycling." International journal of sports medicine, 36(13), 1058. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1554697. Available here