@article {Clarsen1262, author = {Benjamin Clarsen and Babette M Pluim and V{\'\i}ctor Moreno-P{\'e}rez and Xavier Bigard and Cheri Blauwet and Juan Del Coso and Javier Courel-Ib{\'a}{\~n}ez and Katharina Grimm and Nigel Jones and Nikki Kolman and Manuel Mateo-March and Luca Pollastri and Ces{\'a}reo L{\'o}pez-Rodr{\'\i}guez and Raquel Ortolano R{\'\i}os and Michael Roshon and J{\'e}sus Hoyos Echevarr{\'\i}a and Gwena{\"e}lle Madouas and Lars Petter Nordhaug and Jon Patricios and Evert Verhagen}, title = {Methods for epidemiological studies in competitive cycling: an extension of the IOC consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020}, volume = {55}, number = {22}, pages = {1262--1269}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1136/bjsports-2020-103906}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {In 2020, the IOC released a consensus statement that provides overall guidelines for the recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport. Some aspects of this statement need to be further specified on a sport-by-sport basis. To extend the IOC consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sports and to meet the sport-specific requirements of all cycling disciplines regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). A panel of 20 experts, all with experience in cycling or cycling medicine, participated in the drafting of this cycling-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement. In preparation, panel members were sent the IOC consensus statement, the first draft of this manuscript and a list of topics to be discussed. The expert panel met in July 2020 for a 1-day video conference to discuss the manuscript and specific topics. The final manuscript was developed in an iterative process involving all panel members. This paper extends the IOC consensus statement to provide cycling-specific recommendations on health problem definitions, mode of onset, injury mechanisms and circumstances, diagnosis classifications, exposure, study population characteristics and data collection methods. Recommendations apply to all UCI cycling disciplines, for both able-bodied cyclists and para-cyclists. The recommendations presented in this consensus statement will improve the consistency and accuracy of future epidemiological studies of injury and illness in cycling.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/22/1262}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/22/1262.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }