Journal article
Assessing the rate of torque development in sprint cycling: A methodological study
European Journal of Sport Science, Vol.23(6), pp.964-974
2023
Abstract
The present study examined (i) the magnitude of the rate of torque development (RTD) and (ii) the between-day reliability of RTD at the start of a cycling sprint when sprint resistance, sprint duration, and the pedal downstroke were altered. Nineteen well-trained cyclists completed one familiarisation and three testing sessions. Each session involved one set of 1-s sprints and one set of 5-s sprints. Each set contained one moderate (0.3 N m kg−1), one heavy (0.6 N m kg−1), and one very heavy (1.0 N m kg−1) resistance sprint. RTD measures (average and peak RTD, RTD 0–100 ms, and RTD 0–200 ms) were calculated for downstroke 1 in the 1-s sprint. For the 5-s sprints, RTD measures were calculated for each of the first three downstrokes, as an average of downstrokes 1 and 2, and as an average of downstrokes 2 and 3. Whilst RTDs were greatest in downstroke 3 at all resistances, the greatest number of reliable RTD measures were obtained using the average of downstrokes 2 and 3 with heavy or very heavy resistances, where average and peak RTD, and RTD 0–200 ms were deemed reliable (ICC ≥ 0.8, CV ≤ 10%). Since only 1–2 downstrokes can be completed within 1 s, the greatest RTD reliability cannot be achieved using a 1-s sprint; therefore, the average of downstrokes 2 and 3 during a >2-s cycling sprint (e.g. 5-s test) with heavy or very heavy resistance is recommended for the assessment of RTD in sprint cyclists.
Details
- Title
- Assessing the rate of torque development in sprint cycling: A methodological study
- Authors/Creators
- S. Connolly (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityP. Peeling (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaM.J. Binnie (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaP.S.R. Goods (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA.J. Blazevich (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityW.P. Timmerman (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityC.R. Abbiss (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
- Publication Details
- European Journal of Sport Science, Vol.23(6), pp.964-974
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991005544175207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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