Distribution of power output during the cycling stage of a triathlon world cup

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1296-1302

  Bernard, Thierry ^a   Hausswirth, Christophe ^b   Le Meur, Yann ^a,b   Bignet, Frank ^c   Dorel, Sylvain ^b   Brisswalter, Jeanick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^c French Federation of Triathlon ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Competition analyzis; Elite triathletes; Maximal mean power; Pacing strategies; Srm power meter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY MASS; COMPETITION; CYCLING; ENDURANCE SPORT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SPORT; SWIMMING; TIME; TRIATHLON; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67650083561     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318195a233     Document Type: Article

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