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ArticlePeerJ2023

Track cycling sprint sex differences using power data.

Hamish Ferguson, Chris Harnish, Sebastian Klich, Kamil Michalik, Anna Katharina Dunst, Tony Zhou, J Geoffrey Chase

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Hamish FergusonCentre for Bioengineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Chris HarnishDepartment of Exercise Science, Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, Mary Baldwin College, Fisherville, Virginia, United States.
Sebastian KlichDepartment of Paralympic Sport, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Wrocław University of Health and Sport Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8182-2975
Kamil MichalikDepartment of Human Motor Skills, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Wrocław University of Health and Sport Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
Anna Katharina DunstInstitute of Applied Training Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Tony ZhouCentre for Bioengineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
J Geoffrey ChaseCentre for Bioengineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Currently, there are no data on sex differences in the power profiles in sprint track cycling. This cross-section study analyses retrospective data of female and male track sprint cyclists for sex differences. We hypothesized that women would exhibit lower peak power to weight than men, as well as demonstrate a different distribution of power durations related to sprint cycling performance. Design: We used training, testing, and racing data from a publicly available online depository (www.strava.com), for 29 track sprint cyclists (eight women providing 18 datasets, and 21 men providing 54 datasets) to create sex-specific profiles. R Results: We confirmed our sample were sprint cyclists, displaying higher peak and competition power than track endurance cyclists. All power profiles showed a high model quality (R Conclusion: The main finding shows female sprint cyclists in this study have very similar relationships between peak power and endurance power as men. Higher variation in W/kg for women in this study than men, within these strong relationships, indicates women in this study, had greater inter-athlete variability, and may thus require more personalised training. Future work needs to be performed with larger samples, and at different levels to optimize these recommendations.

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BicyclingSex CharacteristicsAthletesFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesFemale athletesSports performanceSprint cycling

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PMID37456896
PMCPMC10340095

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