Physiological differences between professional and elite road cyclists

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 342-348

  Lucia A ^a,b   Pardo, J ^a   Durantez A ^c   Hoyos, J ^d   Chicharro, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Centro Médico Deportivo   (Spain)

^d Asociacion Deportiva Banesto   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cycling; Physiology

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0031829122     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971928     Document Type: Article

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