Influence of environmental temperature on 40 km cycling time-trial performance

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-220

  Peiffer, Jeremiah J ^a   Abbiss, Chris R ^b,c,d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclist; Exposure variation analysis; Heat; Pacing; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958826638     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.6.2.208     Document Type: Article

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