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PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES TO OFF-ROAD CYCLING PERFORMANCE.
Impellizzeri FM, Rampinini E, Sassi A, Mognoni P, Marcora S.

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between maximal andsubmaximal tests for aerobic fitness and performance in an off-roadcross-country circuit race. Thirteen competitive off-road male cyclistsparticipated in the study. Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), peak power output, andlactate thresholds corresponding to 1 mmol x l(-1) above baseline (lactatethreshold) and to 4 mmol x l(-1) (onset of blood lactate accumulation) weremeasured during an incremental cycling test. Race time and final ranking withinthe same group of cyclists were determined during a cross-country off-roadcompetition. All correlations between the measured parameters of aerobic fitnessand off-road cycling performance were significant, particularly between racetime and physiological parameters scaled to body mass0.79 (r = -0.68 to -0.94; P< 0.05) and between final ranking and physiological parameters expressedrelative to body mass0.79 (r = -0.81 to - 0.96; P < 0.001). Moreover, there wasa large difference (effect sizes = 1.12-1.70) in all measured parameters ofaerobic fitness between the group of six cyclists with a race time above themedian and the group of six cyclists with a race time below the median (P <0.05). In conclusion, the results of this study provide empirical support to thewidespread use of these maximal (VO2peak, peak power output) and submaximal(lactate thresholds) parameters of aerobic fitness in the physiologicalassessments of off-road cyclists. Furthermore, our results suggest body sizeshould be taken into account when evaluating such athletes.

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AGEING AND PHYSICAL MATCH PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER REFEREES.
SEASONAL CHANGES IN AEROBIC FITNESS INDICES IN ELITE CYCLISTS.
EFFECT OF MATCH-RELATED FATIGUE ON SHORT-PASSING ABILITY IN YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS
VALIDITY OF A REPEATED-SPRINT TEST FOR FOOTBALL.
LEVEL GROUND AND UPHILL CYCLING ABILITY IN ELITE FEMALE MOUNTAIN BIKERS AND ROAD CYCLISTS
TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE DURING SOCCER MATCHES OF THE ITALIAN SERIE A LEAGUE: EFFECT OF FATIGUE AND COMPETITIVE LEVEL
EFFECT OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON SAND VERSUS GRASS ON MUSCLE SORENESS AND JUMPING AND SPRINTING ABILITY IN SOCCER PLAYERS.
SPRINT VS. INTERVAL TRAINING IN FOOTBALL.
RELIABILITY OF ISOKINETIC STRENGTH IMBALANCE RATIOS MEASURED USING THE CYBEX NORM DYNAMOMETER
HEART RATE AND BLOOD LACTATE CORRELATES OF PERCEIVED EXERTION DURING SMALL-SIDED SOCCER GAMES
VARIATION IN TOP LEVEL SOCCER MATCH PERFORMANCE.
A VERTICAL JUMP FORCE TEST FOR ASSESSING BILATERAL STRENGTH ASYMMETRY IN
THE YO-YO INTERMITTENT RECOVERY TEST IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS
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VALIDITY OF SIMPLE FIELD TESTS AS INDICATORS OF MATCH-RELATED PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN TOP-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF MOUNTAIN BIKING
ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL MATCH PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER REFEREES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO FIRST HALF AND PLAYER WORK RATES.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUSH PHASE AND FINAL RACE TIME IN SKELETON PERFORMANCE
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PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF GENERIC VERSUS SPECIFIC AEROBIC TRAINING IN SOCCER PLAYERS.
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CARDIORESPIRATORY RESPONSES TO YO-YO INTERMITTENT ENDURANCE TEST IN NONELITE YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS
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CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSES TO AEROBIC STEP DANCE SESSIONS WITH AND WITHOUT APPENDICULAR OVERLOAD
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VARIABLES INFLUENCING SOCCER-SPECIFIC EXERCISE INTENSITY
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PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AEROBIC TRAINING IN SOCCER.
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ESTIMATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL POWER-TIME TO EXHAUSTION RELATIONSHIP
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A COMPARISON OF SMALL-SIDED GAMES AND INTERVAL TRAINING
USE OF RPE-BASED TRAINING LOAD IN SOCCER.
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EXERCISE INTENSITY DURING OFF-CYCLING COMPETITIONS.