Table 2.

The time spent in the 9 different sections of the track during the sprint time-trial (STT), the coefficient of variation (CV) for each section, and the correlation with STT for the 12 elite male cross-country skiers

Terrain	Track section	Section length (m)	Main gear selection	Time in section (s)	Speed in section		Correlation (r) of the section time to STT
					Mean (m s−1)	CV (%)
Uphill	S3	160	G3	18.8 ± 0.5	8.5	2.66	0.69
	S4	270	G3	51.4 ± 2.3	5.3	4.47	0.84**
	S7	115	G3 + G2	15.0 ± 0.7	7.6	4.67	0.80**
	Total	545		85.2 ± 3.1	6.0	3.64	0.91**
Flat	S1	170	G2 + G3	19.9 ± 0.4	8.5#	2.01	−0.08
	S8	200	G3 + G4	24.9 ± 1.0	8.0	4.01	0.81**
	S9	140	G3	18.9 ± 0.8	7.4	4.23	0.75*
	Total	510		63.8 ± 1.9	8.0	2.98	0.82**
Downhill	S2	375	G4 + G5	41.9 ± 0.6	9.0	1.45	0.16
	S6	270	G3 + G7	30.7 ± 0.7	8.8	2.28	0.72
	Total	645		72.6 ± 1.1	8.9	1.52	0.62
Curve	S5	120	G6	18.4 ± 0.5	6.2$	2.72	0.72

^#Initial speed of zero, ^$ including a 180° curve, * P < 0.01, ** P < 0.001