Physiological differences of elite and professional road cyclists related to competition level and rider specialization

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 361-365

  Sallet, P ^a,c   Mathieu, R ^a   Fenech, G ^a   Baverel, G ^b  

^a Medical Sports Center   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Research Director Sport Efficiency   (France)

Author keywords

Cycling; Exercise test; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750211050     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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