Table 1.
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 | Stage 8 | Mean ± SD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature (°C) | 28 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 28 ± 4 |
Humidity (relative) (%) | 45 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 50 | 94 | 69 ± 17 |
Stage distance (km) | 80 | 73 | 74 | 119 | 54 | 73 | 124 | 67 | 83 ± 25 |
Stage time (min) | 293 | 328 | 287 | 402 | 225 | 280 | 426 | 278 | 315 ± 60 |
Speed (km/h) | 16.4 ± 1.2 | 13.4 ± 1.1 | 15.5 ± 1.3 | 17.8 ± 1.6 | 14.4 ± 1.0 | 15.6 ± 1.2 | 17.5 ± 1.9 | 14.5 ± 0.9 | 15.6 ± 1.5 |
HRAVERAGE (beats/min) | 164 ± 14 | 146 ± 15 | 144 ± 16 | 143 ± 13 | 145 ± 17 | 142 ± 17 | 139 ± 14 | 134 ± 18 | 145 ± 17 |
%HRMAXLab | 90.1 | 80.2 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 79.7 | 78.0 | 76.4 | 73.6 | 79.5 ± 4.8 |
HRMAX (beats/min) | 181 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 163 | 162 | 158 | 154 | 164 ± 8 |
HRMAX (%HRMAXLab) | 99.5 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 89.0 | 89.6 | 89.0 | 86.8 | 84.6 | 89.8 ± 4.3 |
POAVERAGE (Watt) | 208 ± 25 | 166 ± 26 | 170 ± 72 | 165 ± 75 | 167 ± 29 | 160 ± 31 | 151 ± 22 | 148 ± 28 | 167 ± 18 |
POAVERAGE (%PPOABSOLUTELab) | 90.4 | 72.2 | 73.9 | 71.7 | 72.6 | 69.6 | 65.7 | 64.4 | 72.6 ± 8.0 |
POMAX (Watt) | 223 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 195 | 193 | 184 | 174 | 194 ± 14 |
POMAX (%PPOABSOLUTELab) | 97.0 | 85.2 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 84.8 | 83.9 | 80.0 | 75.7 | 84.3 ± 6.0 |
Body mass (kg) | 48.2 | 49.6 | 48.1 | 49.2 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.3 ± 0.8 |
RPE (6–20) (points) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16.5 ± 1.7 |
Uphill cycling | |||||||||
Total altitude climbed (m) | 2398 | 3099 | 2619 | 3366 | 2103 | 2732 | 3995 | 2141 | 2807 ± 650 |
Distance (km) | 43.8 | 43.9 | 39.7 | 46.3 | 23.1 | 34.7 | 69.1 | 14.7 | 39 ± 16 |
Downhill cycling | |||||||||
Total altitude (m) | 2512 | 2556 | 2770 | 4030 | 2333 | 2633 | 3264 | 3234 | 2917 ± 560 |
Distance (km) | 29.1 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 67.1 | 27.5 | 34.6 | 28.2 | 34.9 | 34 ± 14 |
HR indicates heart rate; PO, power output and PPO, peak PO (both based on laboratory testing); RPE, rate of perceived exertion.