Delta efficiency calculation in Tour de France champion is wrong

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1020-

  Gore, Christopher J ^a,b   Ashenden, Michael J ^c   Sharpe, Ken ^d   Martin, David T ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b Flinders University ^*  (Australia)

^c Sci/Indust Against Blood Doping   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; ENERGY COST; EXERCISE; LETTER; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; METABOLIC RATE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGING; BICYCLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; BICYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 53049102784     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90459.2008     Document Type: Letter

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