Self-Selected Pacing during a 24 h Track Cycling World Record
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethics Approval
2.2. The Cyclist
2.3. The Event
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase | Speed (km/h) | Power (W) | ||||
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Indoor | Outdoor | Difference | Outdoor | Indoor | Difference | |
I | 42.56 ± 0.24 | 40.93 ± 0.21 | d = 7.23 | 260.3 ± 4.5 | 274.9 ± 2.4 | d = 4.05 |
II | 39.55 ± 1.15 | 38.76 ± 2.12 | d = 0.46 | 213.8 ± 15.4 | 263.8 ± 12.4 | d = 3.58 |
III | 38.06 ± 0.97 | 36.36 ± 2.02 | d = 1.07 | 199.8 ± 7.2 | 238.8 ± 22.8 | d = 2.31 |
IV | 39.50 ± 0.35 | 35.81 ± 2.03 | d = 2.53 | 220.5 ± 2.1 | 236.6 ± 27.0 | d = 0.84 |
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Knechtle, B.; Rosemann, T.; Nikolaidis, P.T. Self-Selected Pacing during a 24 h Track Cycling World Record. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162943
Knechtle B, Rosemann T, Nikolaidis PT. Self-Selected Pacing during a 24 h Track Cycling World Record. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162943
Chicago/Turabian StyleKnechtle, Beat, Thomas Rosemann, and Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis. 2019. "Self-Selected Pacing during a 24 h Track Cycling World Record" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 16: 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162943