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JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
卷 27, 期 4, 页码 319-325出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802526916
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Cycling; physiology; biomechanics
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a causal relationship between pedalling circularity and cycling efficiency. Eleven trained cyclists were studied during submaximal cycling. Variables recorded included gross and delta efficiency and the ratio of minimum to peak torque during a duty cycle. Participants also completed a questionnaire about their training history. The most notable results were as follows: gross efficiency (r=-0.72, P0.05 at 250W) was inversely correlated with the ratio of minimum to peak torque, particularly at higher work rates. There was a highly significant inverse correlation between delta efficiency and average minimum torque at 200W (r=-0.76, P0.01). Cycling experience was positively correlated with delta efficiency and gross efficiency, although experience and the ratio of minimum to peak torque were not related. These results show that variations in pedalling technique may account for a large proportion of the variation in efficiency in trained cyclists. However, it is also possible that some underlying physiological factor influences both. Finally, it appears that experience positively influences efficiency, although the mechanism by which this occurs remains unclear.
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