Professional | ||||
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Group period | Rest | Precompetition | Competition | Amateur, competition |
Values are expressed as means (SD). Vo2 is expressed in ml/kg/min. | ||||
*p<0.05 for rest v competition periods in professional cyclists; †p<0.05 for rest v both precompetition and competition periods in professional cyclists; ‡p<0.01 for professional cyclists (competition period) v amateur cyclists. | ||||
VT (Vo2) | 52.6 (6.9) | 54.9 (3.8) | 55.2 (4.2) | 45.8 (6.3)‡ |
VT (%Vo2max) | 71.7 (5.0) | 71.9 (6.2) | 73.7 (4.5) | 60.6 (6.8)‡ |
VT (W) | 320.0 (29.1)* | 331.5 (36.2) | 344.0 (28.2) | 230.7 (29.1)‡ |
VT (W/kg) | 4.5 (0.4)* | 4.7 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.4) | 3.4 (0.4)‡ |
RCP (Vo2) | 64.8 (6.7) | 65.4 (3.8) | 67.4 (5.2) | 61.3 (7.9) |
RCP (%Vo2max) | 88.3 (3.1) | 86.5 (3.4) | 90.0 (3.3) | 81.4 (5.8)‡ |
RCP (W) | 403.0 (40.4)† | 421.0 (39.6) | 430.0 (34.2) | 334.8 (25.4)‡ |
RCP(W/kg) | 5.7 (0.6)† | 6.0 (0.6) | 6.3 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.4)‡ |