TY - JOUR
T1 - Time trial exertion traits of cycling's Grand Tours
AU - Earnest, Conrad P
AU - Foster, C
AU - Hoyos, J
AU - Muniesa, C A
AU - Santalla, A
AU - Lucia, A
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We examined 26 professional riders during time trial (TT) competitions of the Grand Tours of cycling (Tour de France and Vuelta Espana; 1997-2003) for the exertional characteristics of contending vs. non-contending (i.e., support) riders. We categorized HR time during TT into training impulse (TRIMP) defined from seasonal VO2max testing [Phase I (15 km; 48.12+/-8.7 km); Uphill TT (20.0+/-8.7 km) and Team TT (44.1+/-20.9 km). We observed statistically significant event-by-contender interactions for all TT (all, P
AB - We examined 26 professional riders during time trial (TT) competitions of the Grand Tours of cycling (Tour de France and Vuelta Espana; 1997-2003) for the exertional characteristics of contending vs. non-contending (i.e., support) riders. We categorized HR time during TT into training impulse (TRIMP) defined from seasonal VO2max testing [Phase I (15 km; 48.12+/-8.7 km); Uphill TT (20.0+/-8.7 km) and Team TT (44.1+/-20.9 km). We observed statistically significant event-by-contender interactions for all TT (all, P
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1105948
U2 - 10.1055/s-0028-1105948
DO - 10.1055/s-0028-1105948
M3 - Article
SN - 1439-3964
VL - 30
SP - 240
EP - 244
JO - International Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - International Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 4
ER -