Influence of body position when considering the ecological validity of laboratory time-trial cycling performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1269-1278

  Jobson, S A ^a   Nevill, A M ^b   George, S R ^c   Jeukendrup, A E ^d   Passfield, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic body position; Kingcycle; Power output; Road cycling; Upright body position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY POSITION; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; STANDING; STRENGTH; TRAFFIC; VALIDITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 54049109236     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802183585     Document Type: Article

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