@Article{Cámara2012,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="29",
number="3",
year="2012",
title="Original paperINFLUENCE OF PEDALING TECHNIQUE ON METABOLIC EFFICIENCY IN ELITE CYCLISTS",
abstract="Our objective was to investigate the influence of pedaling technique on gross efficiency (GE) at various exercise intensities in twelve elite cyclists ( ·VO2max=75.7 ± 6.2 mL·kg-1·min-1). Each cyclist completed a ·VO2max assessment, skinfold measurements, and an incremental test to determine their lactate threshold (LT) and onset of blood lactate accumulation (OBLA) values. The GE was determined during a three-phase incremental exercise test (below LT, at LT, and at OBLA). We did not find a significant relationship between pedaling technique and GE just below the LT. However, at the LT, there was a significant correlation between GE and mean torque and evenness of torque distribution (r=0.65 and r=0.66, respectively; p < 0.05). At OBLA, as the cadence frequency increased, the GE declined (r=-0.81, p < 0.05). These results suggest that exercise intensity plays an important role in the relationship between pedaling technique and GE.",
author="Cámara, J.
and Maldonado-Martín, S.
and Artetxe-Gezuraga, X.
and Vanicek, N.",
pages="229--233",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Original-paper-INFLUENCE-OF-PEDALING-TECHNIQUE-ON-METABOLIC-EFFICIENCY-IN-ELITE-CYCLISTS,78,23399,1,1.html"
}