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A six-year monitoring case study of a top-10 cycling grand tour finisher.
Abstract
This study analysed the evolution of the physical potential of a twice top-10 Grand Tour cycling finisher (Tour de France and Vuelta a España) whose training was monitored between the ages of 18 and 23 years. The world-class cyclist's power output (PO) data and training indices were analysed over six years to determine the evolution of his record power profile and training load (TL), which were estimated by using the session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method. The total annual duration and TL increased through six seasons by 79% and 83%, respectively. The record POs in all exercise intensity zones improved over the six years. The increases in TL, monotony (+34%) and strain (+162%) from the junior category to the world-class level significantly correlated with an improvement in his aerobic potential, which was characterised by an increase in the record POs between 5 min and 4 h. This case study of the performance level and training parameters of a world-class cyclist provides comprehensive insight into the evolution of a cyclist to the top level. Furthermore, determining the record power profile of this athlete over six competitive seasons illuminates the maturation of the physical potential of a top-10 Grand Tour finisher.
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“In all these three cases, dramatic improvements of absolute performance were recorded during the examined time period of 5–10 years, and these changes were closely linked to changes in the duration and/or intensity of particular types of training.”
From Deliberate Practice and Proposed Limits on the Effects of Practice on the Acquisition of Expert Performance: Why the Original Definition Matters and Recommendations for Future Research (2019) · cites this paper as Pinot and Grappe, 2015
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- Authors
- Pinot, J., & Grappe, F.
- Affiliations
- Laboratoire Culture, Sport, Santé, Société (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Pinot, Julien
- Venue
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-10-30
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 907-914
- ISSN
- 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-447X
- OpenAlex
- W2159896095
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 4.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- professional cyclists, training load, output power, session rating of perceived exertion, training monotony, training strain, cardiorespiratory fitness, Tour de France
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Bicycling, Biomechanical Phenomena, Competitive Behavior, Humans, Male, Physical Education and Training, Physical Endurance, Young Adult
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