Human skeletal muscle demonstrates remarkable plasticity, adapting to numerous external
stimuli including the habitual level of contractile loading. Accordingly, muscle function and …

Emerging trends in technological innovations, data analysis and practical applications have
facilitated the measurement of cycling power output in the field, leading to improvements in …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the power profile, internal and external
workloads, and racing performance between U23 and professional cyclists and between …

This study analyses the influence of race category and result on the demands of
professional cycling races. In total, 2920 race files were collected from 20 male professional …

Purpose: To provide a retrospective analysis of a large competition database describing the
intensity and load demands of professional road-cycling races, highlighting the differences …

Purpose: To describe the training intensity and load characteristics of professional cyclists
using a 4-year retrospective analysis. Particularly, this study aimed to describe the …

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the power profile
derived from training and racing, the training characteristics across a competitive season …

This study investigated the influence of training characteristics on the fatigued power profile
in professional cyclists. Data was collected from 30 under 23 professional cyclists (age …

The aim of this study was to describe individual training strategies in preparation to Giro
d'Italia of three world class road cyclists who achieved a top 5 in the general classification …

The aim was to compare the training characteristics of junior, under 23 and professional
road cyclists. Training data collected during the 2019 competitive season of thirty male …