Power output during women's World Cup road cycle racing

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 529-536

  Ebert, Tammie R ^a,b   Martin, David T ^a   McDonald, Warren ^a   Victor, James ^a   Plummer, John ^c   Withers, Robert T ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition analysis; Maximal mean power; SRM powermeter

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CYCLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 28844493062     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0039-y     Document Type: Article

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