Optimal power-to-mass ratios when predicting flat and hill-climbing time-trial cycling

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 424-431

  Nevill, A M ^a   Jobson, S A ^a   Davison, R C R ^b   Jeukendrup, A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Average power output (WAVG); Cycling speed; Maximal aerobic power (WMAP); Power at ventilatory threshold (WVT); Power supply and demand

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MASS; CLIMBING; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745438426     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0189-6     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Amann M, Subudhi A, Foster C (2004) Influence of testing protocol on ventilatory thresholds and cycling performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:613-622
2. Bishop D, Jenkins DG, Mackinnon LT (1998) The relationship between plasma lactate parameters, W-peak and 1-h cycling performance in women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 30:1270-1275
3. Coyle EF, Feltner ME, Kautz SA, Hamilton MT, Montain SJ, Baylor AM, Abraham LD, Petrek GW (1991) Physiological and biomechanical factors associated with elite endurance cycling performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc 23:93-107
4. Darveau CA, Suarez RK, Andrews RD, Hochachka PW (2002) Allometric cascade as a unifying principle of body mass effects on metabolism. Nature 417:166-170
5. Davison RCR, Swan D, Coleman D, Bird S (2000) Correlates of simulated hill climb cycling performance. J Sports Sci 18:105-110
6. Di Prampero PE, Cortili G, Mognoni P, Saibene F (1979) Equation of motion of a cyclist. J Appl Physiol 47:201-206
7. Heil DP (1998) Scaling of submaximal oxygen uptake with body mass and combined mass during uphill treadmill bicycling. J Appl Physiol 85:1376-1383
8. Heil DP (2001) Body mass scaling of projected frontal area in competitive cyclists. Eur J Appl Physiol 85:358-366
9. Heil DP (2005) Body size as a determinant of the 1-h cycling record at sea level and altitude. Eur J Appl Physiol 93:547-554
10. Heil DP, Murphy OF, Mattingly AR, Higginson BK (2001) Prediction of uphill time-trial bicycling performance in humans with a scaling-derived protocol. Eur J Appl Physiol 85:374-382
11. Keen PS, Passfield L, Hale T (1991) Indirect determination of VO2max using a sports-specific (cycling) ergometry system. J Sports Sci 9:420
12. Lucia A, Hoyos J, Perez M, Santalla A, Earnest CP, Chicharro JL (2004) Which laboratory variable is related with time trial performance time in the Tour de France? Br J Sports Med 38:636-640
13. Nevill AM, Ramsbottom R, Williams C (1992) Scaling physiological measurements for individuals of different body size. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol 65:110-117
14. Nevill AM, Stewart AD, Olds T, Holder RL (2004) Are adult physiques geometrically similar? The dangers of allometric scaling using body mass power laws. Am J Phys Anthropol 124:177-182
15. Nevill AM, Jobson SA, Palmer GS, Olds TS (2005) Scaling maximum oxygen uptake to predict cycling time-trial performance in the field: A non-linear approach. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol 94:705-710
16. Olds TS, Norton KI, Lowe ELA, Olive S, Reay F, Ly S (1995) Modeling road-cycling performance. J Appl Physiol 78:1596-1611
17. Padilla S, Mujika I, Cuesta G, Goiriena JJ (1999) Level ground and uphill cycling ability in professional road cycling. Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:878-885
18. Palmer GS, Dennis SC, Noakes TD, Hawley JA (1996) Assessment of the reproducibility of performance testing on an air-braked cycle ergometer. Int J Sports Med 17:293-298
19. Pugh LGCE (1974) The relation of oxygen intake and speed in competition cycling and comparative observations on the bicycle ergometer. J Physiol Lond 241:795-808
20. RTTC (2004) Handbook. Geerings, Ashford
21. Swain DP (1994) The influence of body-mass in endurance bicycling. Med Sci Sports Exerc 26:58-63