Table 1.

Clinical parameters and training data

n = 19 participants	Mean ± SD [range]
Clinical parameters
Age, years	48 ± 5 [42–59]
Weight, kg	79.8 ± 8.5 [64.3–95]
Height, m	1.83 ± 5.6 [1.70–1.91]
Body mass index, kg/m2	23.6 ± 2.2 [19.2–27.2]
Heart rate at rest, bpm	60.5 ± 7.0 [48–74]
Systolic BP at rest, mmHg	134.3 ± 9.4 [121–162]
Diastolic BP at rest, mmHg	83.3 ± 4.6 [77–91]
Training data during 6 months before the EDT stage
Hours	123.5 ± 62.6 [36.5–300]
Kilometers	3047 ± 1512 [1072–7400]

Numbers are mean ± standard deviation for continuous data

EDT Etape du tour de France, kg kilogram, m meters, BP Blood pressure, mmHg millimeters of mercury