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AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELITE FEMALE ROAD CYCLISTS

1999; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 31; Issue: Supplement Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00005768-199905001-00381

1530-0315

A. D. Roberts, Dorothy Martin, A. G. Hahn, Christopher J. Gore, Haeryung Lee, K M Gawthorn, k. L. Linaker, R Shugg, James Victor,

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

381 Aerobic performance characteristics of both male and female cyclists have been well described, but there is less information available on anaerobic performance, especially for female athletes. Eleven elite female road cyclists completed both a multistaged test to exhaustion for the determination of VO2max and MAOD, and a 30min Time Trial Performance test. All testing was conducted on a Lode electrically braked cycle ergometer. Mean values for VO2max (3.80 ± 0.34 L/min (X ± SD) and 63.6 ± 4.5 ml/kg×min) were similar to those previously reported for US national team female road cyclists (3.85 L/min and 63.8 ml/kg×min), but less than those reported for US national team male road cyclists (5.09 l/min and 70.3 ml/kg×min) or Australian national team male track cyclists (5.13 l/min and 68.5 ml/kg×min). Average power output during the Time Trial Performance (260.6 ± 18.4 Watts) represented 79% of peak power sustained in the final 4 min stage of the multistaged test. Mean values for MAOD (2.94 ± 0.84 L and 49.97 ± 16.6 ml/kg) were higher than previously reported for elite female middle distance runners (40.1 ml/kg), but lower than for Australian male club level road cyclists (3.73 L and 53.3 ml/kg) and national team track cyclists (4.44 L and 60.2 ml/kg).