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Mean speed in professional cycling: No evidence of decline
Fabian Sanchis-gomarCamilla MattiuzziGiuseppe Lippisubject
cyclingtrendHealth (social science)GeographyTour de francePublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthcycling; performance; trendPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOperations managementLinear correlationCyclingperformanceDemographydescription
Abstract The aim of this article was to evaluate the mean speed progression of the three major cycling stage races in order to empirically establish whether excellent in performance in professional cycling is to some extent correlated with the trend of blood doping and anti-doping throughout more than a century of official cycling competitions. We retrieved data about the mean speed of the winners of the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, since their beginning. A linear correlation has then been calculated between the years and the mean speed in km/h for each single major cycling stage race, as well as for the mean speed of the winners of the three major cycling stage races in the same year. Although a highly significant correlation was found between years and mean speed of the winners of each single major cycling stage race during the same year (r = 0.941; p
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-01 | Performance Enhancement & Health |