Mechanical and morphological determinants of peak power output in elite cyclists
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- Mehdi Kordi
- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Northumbria University Newcastle UK
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- Jonathan Folland
- School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences Loughborough University Leics UK
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- Stuart Goodall
- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Northumbria University Newcastle UK
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- Nicos Haralabidis
- University of Bath Bath UK
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- Tom Maden‐Wilkinson
- Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield UK
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- Tejal Sarika Patel
- University of Bath Bath UK
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- Jonathan Leeder
- English Institute of Sport Manchester UK
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- Paul Barratt
- British Cycling National Cycling Centre Manchester UK
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- Glyn Howatson
- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Northumbria University Newcastle UK
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<jats:p>Mechanical peak power output (PPO) is a determinant of performance in sprint cycling. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between PPO and putative physiological determinants of PPO in elite cyclists, and to compare sprint performance between elite sprint and endurance cyclists. Thirty‐five elite cyclists (18 endurance; 17 sprint) performed duplicate sprint cycling laboratory tests to establish PPO and its mechanical components. Quadriceps femoris (<jats:italic>Q</jats:italic><jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub>) and hamstring muscle volume (HAM<jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub>) were assessed with MRI, vastus lateralis pennation angle (Pθ<jats:sub>VL</jats:sub>) and fascicle length (FL<jats:sub>VL</jats:sub>) were determined with ultrasound imaging, and neuromuscular activation of three muscles was assessed using EMG at PPO during sprint cycling. For the whole cohort, there was a wide variability in PPO (range 775‐2025 W) with very large, positive, bivariate relationships between PPO and <jats:italic>Q</jats:italic><jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>r</jats:italic> = .87), HAM<jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>r</jats:italic> = .71), and Pθ<jats:sub>VL</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>r</jats:italic> = .81). Step‐wise multiple regression analysis revealed that 87% of the variability in PPO between cyclists was explained by two variables <jats:italic>Q</jats:italic><jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub> (76%) and Pθ<jats:sub>VL</jats:sub> (11%). The sprint cyclists had greater PPO (+61%; <jats:italic>P</jats:italic> < .001 vs endurance), larger <jats:italic>Q</jats:italic><jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> < .001), and BF<jats:sub>VOL</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> < .001) as well as more pennate vastus lateralis muscles (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> < .001). These findings emphasize the importance of quadriceps muscle morphology for sprint cycling events.</jats:p>
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- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 30 (2), 227-237, 2019-10-22
Wiley