Workload demands in professional multi-stage cycling races of varying duration

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-185

  Rodriguez Marroyo J A ^a   Garcia Lopez J ^a   Juneau, C E ^b   Villa, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62549093162     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.043125     Document Type: Article

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