Bicycle × Position × Velocity Data
| Velocity (kph) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.3 | 22.5 | 25.8 | 29.0 | 32.0† | ||
| Mean (SD); TCP: captain rider during tandem trial; SCP: captain rider during single bicycle trial; TST: stoker rider during tandem trial; SST: stoker rider during single bicycle trial; HR: heart rate (bpm); LA: lactic acid (mM/L); RPE: rating of perceived exertion. | ||||||
| *Values statistically less than SST (p<0.05). | ||||||
| †Three tandem teams (three captains and three stokers) not included in statistical analyses. | ||||||
| TCP | HR | 110.5 (14) | 115.0 (17) | 132.9 (25) | 141.0 (27) | 143.0 (17) |
| LA | 1.1 (0.4) | 1.2 (1.0) | 1.6 (1.2) | 2.7 (2.6) | 2.8 (0.9) | |
| RPE | 7.4 (1.2) | 8.1 (1.2) | 9.5 (2.0) | 11.6 (2.4) | 12.3 (3.0) | |
| SCP | HR | 109.4 (16) | 120.5 (17.6) | 129.5 (16.6) | 147.5 (24) | 160.1 (18.6) |
| LA | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.9) | 3.0 (2.5) | 3.3 (1.0) | |
| RPE | 7.5 (1.6) | 8.3 (2.3) | 9.3 (2.5) | 11.6 (3.0) | 13.3 (2.3) | |
| TST | HR | 105.4 (20)* | 117.9 (19)* | 124.8 (24.5)* | 132.9 (20)* | 135.5 (26) |
| LA | 1.2 (1.0) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.5)* | 1.6 (1.1)* | 1.6 (1.2) | |
| RPE | 6.8 (1.0) | 8.8 (1.8) | 10.5 (2.2) | 12.3 (1.9)* | 13.7 (1.6) | |
| SST | HR | 125.6 (16.4) | 142.6 (15.9) | 156.5 (14.8) | 167.7 (14.9) | 171.0 (8.5) |
| LA | 1.6 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.4) | 3.4 (2.0) | 5.1 (3.2) | 4.2 (0.3) | |
| RPE | 7.9 (1.7) | 9.6 (2.0) | 12.3 (2.6) | 15.3 (3.7) | 17.7 (1.5) | |