Speed trends of major cycling races: Does slower mean cleaner?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-264

  Perneger, T V ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cycling; Doping; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DOPING; ETHICS; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACCELERATION; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951540438     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247593     Document Type: Article

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