Field and laboratory correlates of performance in competitive cross-country mountain bikers

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 927-935

  Prins, Louise ^a   Terblanche, Elmarie ^a   Myburgh, Kathryn H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mountain bike; Onset of blood lactate accumulation; Performance; Relative power output; Time trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY MASS; COMPETITION; ERGOMETER; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; SPORT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SOUTH AFRICA; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248190198     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600907938     Document Type: Article

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