Table 5. Mountain bike competition (COMP): Data (means ± SD) are presented for sections Uphill, Flat and Downhill (see Figure 1) for all subjects (n = 24) and for a high performance athlete (HPA). For legend of variables see Table 3. Values are (means ± SD).
| Data determined form Mountain Bike Competition (COMP): All Subjects (n=24) |
| Variables |
Section 1 (Uphill) |
Section 2 (Nearly Flat) |
Section 3 (Downhill) |
| Power output (W) |
226.1 (41.7) ab |
175 (32.9) ac |
101(26) bc |
| Power output (W·kg-1) |
3.24 (.55) ab |
2.52 (.43) ac |
1.44 (.35) bc |
| Cadence (rev·min-1) |
79(9) ab |
74(7) ac |
54(12) bc |
| VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
62.5 (7.9) ab |
55.9 (7.3) ac |
45.6 (6.0) bc |
| HR (bpm) |
172(14) b |
170(13) c |
159(14) bc |
| VE (l.min-1) |
126(21) ab |
115 (22.7) ac |
91(17) bc |
| RER |
.91 (.04) ab |
. 88 (.04) ac |
.86 (.65) bc |
| Data determined from Mountain Bike Competition (COMP): High Performance Athlete (HPA) |
| Variables |
Section 1 (Uphill) |
Section 2 (Nearly Flat) |
Section 3 (Downhill) |
| Power output (W) |
328 |
259 |
149 |
| Power output (W·kg-1) |
4.37 |
3.45 |
1.99 |
| Cadence (rev·min-1) |
89 |
97 |
64 |
| VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
76.6 |
69.7 |
59.2 |
| HR (bpm) |
184 |
185 |
171 |
| VE (l·min-1) |
185 |
185 |
137 |
| RER |
0.95 |
0.93 |
0.87 |
c Section2 vs. Section3 significantly different.
b Section1 vs, Section3 significantly different.
a Section1 vs. Section2 significantly different.
