Body Mass Index Trends for the Top Five Finishers in Men's Grand Tour and Monument Cycling Events from 1994-2023: Implications for Athletes and Sporting Stakeholders.

Alexander Smith, Helen Wyler, Moritz van Wijnkoop, Jill Colangelo, Michael Liebrenz, Anna Buadze

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The care episode of a young elite-level female cyclist with major depressive disorder and comorbid eating disorder: A sports psychiatry case report from Switzerland.Discover mental health · 2025
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Alexander SmithDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Helen WylerDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5803-9915

Moritz van WijnkoopDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Jill ColangeloDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Michael LiebrenzDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Anna BuadzeDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8683-6807

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Weight-related issues can be prevalent in elite-level sports, especially in men's road cycling, where riders may exhibit harmful behaviours, with potentially adverse outcomes for mental and physical health. This study investigated Body Mass Index (BMI) values amongst the top five finishers in the three Grand Tours and the five Monuments races between 1994 and 2023 to assess longitudinal patterns. Publicly available height and weight figures were sourced from ProCyclingStats and BMI scores were calculated for

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PMID39058069

DOI10.3390/sports12070178

PMCPMC11280562

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