Performance Profile among Age Categories in Young Cyclists

Endurance profile assessment is of major interest to evaluate the cyclist’s performance potential. In this regard, maximal oxygen uptake and functional threshold power are useful functional parameters to determine metabolic training zones (ventilatory threshold). The aim of this study was to evaluat...

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Autores principales:	Cristian Marín-Pagán, Stéphane Dufour, Tomás T. Freitas, Pedro E. Alcaraz
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	cycling endurance oxygen uptake FTP threshold power Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ea6b7741640c4505b61cec326339c8a12021-11-25T16:47:53ZPerformance Profile among Age Categories in Young Cyclists10.3390/biology101111962079-7737https://doaj.org/article/ea6b7741640c4505b61cec326339c8a12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/11/1196https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737Endurance profile assessment is of major interest to evaluate the cyclist’s performance potential. In this regard, maximal oxygen uptake and functional threshold power are useful functional parameters to determine metabolic training zones (ventilatory threshold). The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the physiological profile of different road cyclist age categories (Youth, Junior, and Under-23) to obtain the performance requirements. Sixty-one competitive road cyclists (15–22 years) performed a maximal incremental test on a bike in order to determine functional parameters (maximal fat oxidation zone, ventilatory thresholds, maximal oxygen uptake, and functional threshold power) and metabolic training zones. The results suggest major differences, with the Youth group showing clear changes in all metabolic zones except in fat oxidation. The main differences between Under-23 vs. Junior groups were observed in maximal relative power output (Under-23: 6.70 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>; Junior: 6.17 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>) and relative functional threshold power (Under-23: 4.91 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>; Junior: 4.48 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>). The Youth group physiological profile is clearly different to the other age categories. Some parameters normalized to body weight (maximal oxygen consumption, load and functional threshold power) could be interesting to predict a sporting career during the Junior and Under-23 stages.Cristian Marín-PagánStéphane DufourTomás T. FreitasPedro E. AlcarazMDPI AGarticlecyclingenduranceoxygen uptakeFTPthresholdpowerBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiology, Vol 10, Iss 1196, p 1196 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cycling endurance oxygen uptake FTP threshold power Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Cristian Marín-Pagán Stéphane Dufour Tomás T. Freitas Pedro E. Alcaraz Performance Profile among Age Categories in Young Cyclists
description	Endurance profile assessment is of major interest to evaluate the cyclist’s performance potential. In this regard, maximal oxygen uptake and functional threshold power are useful functional parameters to determine metabolic training zones (ventilatory threshold). The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the physiological profile of different road cyclist age categories (Youth, Junior, and Under-23) to obtain the performance requirements. Sixty-one competitive road cyclists (15–22 years) performed a maximal incremental test on a bike in order to determine functional parameters (maximal fat oxidation zone, ventilatory thresholds, maximal oxygen uptake, and functional threshold power) and metabolic training zones. The results suggest major differences, with the Youth group showing clear changes in all metabolic zones except in fat oxidation. The main differences between Under-23 vs. Junior groups were observed in maximal relative power output (Under-23: 6.70 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>; Junior: 6.17 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>) and relative functional threshold power (Under-23: 4.91 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>; Junior: 4.48 W·Kg<sup>−1</sup>). The Youth group physiological profile is clearly different to the other age categories. Some parameters normalized to body weight (maximal oxygen consumption, load and functional threshold power) could be interesting to predict a sporting career during the Junior and Under-23 stages.
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author	Cristian Marín-Pagán Stéphane Dufour Tomás T. Freitas Pedro E. Alcaraz
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title	Performance Profile among Age Categories in Young Cyclists
title_short	Performance Profile among Age Categories in Young Cyclists
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Performance Profile among Age Categories in Young Cyclists

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