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Rylands, L, L, Roberts, SJ, Hurst, H and Bentley, I (2016) Effect of cadence selection on peak power and time of power production in elite BMX riders; a laboratory based study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35. pp. 1372-1376. ISSN 1466-447X
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Abstract
The aims of this study were to analyse the optimal cadence for peak power production and time to peak power in bicycle motocross (BMX) riders. Six male elite BMX riders volunteered for the study. Each rider completed 3 maximal sprints at a cadence of 80, 100, 120 and 140revs·min-1 on a laboratory Schoberer Rad Messtechnik (SRM) cycle ergometer in isokinetic mode. The riders’ mean values for peak power and time of power production in all three tests were recorded. The BMX riders produced peak power (1105± 139W) at 100revs·min-1 with lower peak power produced at 80revs·min-1 (1060± 69W), 120revs·min-1 (1077± 141W) and 140revs·min-1 (1046± 175W). The lowest time of power production was attained at 120revs·min-1 in 2.5± 1.07s. Whilst cadence of 80revs·min-1 (3.5 ± 0.8) 100revs·min-1 (3.00 ± 1.13) and 140revs·min-1 (3.50 ± 0.88) all recorded a higher time of power production. The results indicate that the optimal cadence for producing peak power and reducing the time to peak power is attained at a comparatively low cadence for a cycling sprint event. These findings will both enable riders to select optimal gear ratios and have an impact on training focus.
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| Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Sports Sciences on 1st August 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215491 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science, 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport Studies, Leisure & Nutrition (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis: SSH Journals |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2016 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 12:49 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/02640414.2016.1215491 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3742 |
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