Table 3

 Maximum oxygen uptake (V˙o2max) of off road cyclists in published reports

StudyCycling levelnHeight (cm)Mass (kg)o2max (ml/kg/min)
Int, international level off road cyclists; Nat, national level off-road cyclists; V˙o2max, maximum oxygen uptake.
Wilber et al (1997)3Int10 male176 (7)72 (8)70.0 (3.7)
Baron (2001)5NAT and INT25 male179 5)69 (7)68.4 (3.8)
Lee et al (2002)4Int7 male178 (7)65 (7)78.3 (4.4)
Impellizzeri et al (2002)1Int5 male175 (3)64 (5)75.9 (5.0)
Stapelfeldt et al (2004)2Int9 male180 (6)69 (5)66.5 (2.6)
Impellizzeri et al (2005)6NAT and INT13 male177 (8)65 (6)72.1 (7.4)
Present studyInt15 male176 (7)66 (6)75.9 (5.3)