Short and Long Individual Time-Trials Involve Intermittent Exercise Intensity Regulation
Journal Title: Journal of Science and Cycling - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Pacing strategies during endurance performance is becoming one of the main topics in sport sciences. Tucker et al. (2006) reported that Power Output (PO) recordings during an individual time trial (ITT) exhibit non-random fluctuations which can be determinant for the intensity regulation by the central nervous system. Recently, Abbiss et al. (2010) proposed the “Exposure Variation Analysis” (EVA) method to study the PO variations during races. This new method expresses PO as a tridimensional distribution which allows to identify both intensity and duration of each effort realised by the cyclist. During self-paced ITT, this method offers valuable and relevant possibilities to analyse the pacing strategies and PO variations in elite cyclists to optimise their performances. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the PO variations during a short and a long ITT in professional road cyclists.
Authors and Affiliations
T Ouvrard| C3S, EA4660, Health-Sport Department, University of Franche Comte, France, A Groslambert| C3S, EA4660, Health-Sport Department, University of Franche Comte, France, J Pinot| Professional Cycling Team FDJ, Frédéric Grappe| C3S, EA4660, Health-Sport Department, University of Franche Comte, France.Professional Cycling Team FDJ
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