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Durability in male professional road cyclists
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the phenomenon of durability in male professional road cyclists. Durability can be described as the ability to resist a fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship. Prior to this thesis, this phenomenon had been identified within the li...
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| description | The aim of this thesis was to investigate the phenomenon of durability in male professional road cyclists. Durability can be described as the ability to resist a fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship. Prior to this thesis, this phenomenon had been identified within the literature, however, it had not been systematically studied. Therefore, the primary aims of this thesis were to i) Synthesis the current research concerning durability and the fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship ii) Investigate whether methodological artefacts in the hitherto research were influencing the current understanding of durability iii) Assess whether durability is trainable and which modalities of training may be beneficial to improve durability iv) Investigate if the intensity of prior work influences durability and v) to investigate the potential underlying physiological determinants of durability. The final goal was to summarise and integrate these new research findings, and identify avenues for future research. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/43177 Durability in male professional road cyclists Spragg, James Swart, Jeroen Male Cyclists The aim of this thesis was to investigate the phenomenon of durability in male professional road cyclists. Durability can be described as the ability to resist a fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship. Prior to this thesis, this phenomenon had been identified within the literature, however, it had not been systematically studied. Therefore, the primary aims of this thesis were to i) Synthesis the current research concerning durability and the fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship ii) Investigate whether methodological artefacts in the hitherto research were influencing the current understanding of durability iii) Assess whether durability is trainable and which modalities of training may be beneficial to improve durability iv) Investigate if the intensity of prior work influences durability and v) to investigate the potential underlying physiological determinants of durability. The final goal was to summarise and integrate these new research findings, and identify avenues for future research. 2026-05-06T08:17:40Z 2026-05-06T08:17:40Z 2023 2026-05-06T07:37:27Z Thesis / Dissertation Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177 en eng application/pdf Department of Human Biology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
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| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Durability in male professional road cyclists |
| title_full | Durability in male professional road cyclists |
| title_fullStr | Durability in male professional road cyclists |
| title_full_unstemmed | Durability in male professional road cyclists |
| title_short | Durability in male professional road cyclists |
| title_sort | durability in male professional road cyclists |
| topic | Male Cyclists |
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