On the Road to Camarón: The Sleep of an Ultra-Endurance Athlete Cycling 10,000 km in 24 Days
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subject and Study Design
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Performance
3.2. Sleep
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nédélec, M.; Chauvineau, M.; Guilhem, G. On the Road to Camarón: The Sleep of an Ultra-Endurance Athlete Cycling 10,000 km in 24 Days. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084543
Nédélec M, Chauvineau M, Guilhem G. On the Road to Camarón: The Sleep of an Ultra-Endurance Athlete Cycling 10,000 km in 24 Days. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084543
Chicago/Turabian StyleNédélec, Mathieu, Maxime Chauvineau, and Gaël Guilhem. 2022. "On the Road to Camarón: The Sleep of an Ultra-Endurance Athlete Cycling 10,000 km in 24 Days" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 8: 4543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084543