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Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport

Over the past few decades the possibility to capture real-time data from road cyclists has drastically improved. Given the increasing pressure for improved transparency and openness, there has been an increase in publication of cyclists' physiological and performance data. Recently, it has been...

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Autores principales: Menaspà, Paolo, Abbiss, Chris R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5677784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29163232
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00912
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description Over the past few decades the possibility to capture real-time data from road cyclists has drastically improved. Given the increasing pressure for improved transparency and openness, there has been an increase in publication of cyclists' physiological and performance data. Recently, it has been suggested that the use of such performance biometrics may be used to strengthen the sensitivity and applicability of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) and aid in the fight against doping. This is an interesting concept which has merit, although there are several important factors that need to be considered. These factors include accuracy of the data collected and validity (and reliability) of the subsequent performance modeling. In order to guarantee high quality standards, the implementation of well-structured Quality-Systems within sporting organizations should be considered, and external certifications may be required. Various modeling techniques have been developed, many of which are based on fundamental intensity/time relationships. These models have increased our understanding of performance but are currently limited in their application, for example due to the largely unaccounted effects of environmental factors such as, heat and altitude. In conclusion, in order to use power data as a performance biometric to be integrated in the biological passport, a number of actions must be taken to ensure accuracy of the data and better understand road cycling performance in the field. This article aims to outline considerations in the quantification of cycling performance, also presenting an alternative method (i.e., monitoring race results) to allow for determination of unusual performance improvements.
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spelling pubmed-56777842017-11-21 Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport Menaspà, Paolo Abbiss, Chris R. Front Physiol Physiology Over the past few decades the possibility to capture real-time data from road cyclists has drastically improved. Given the increasing pressure for improved transparency and openness, there has been an increase in publication of cyclists' physiological and performance data. Recently, it has been suggested that the use of such performance biometrics may be used to strengthen the sensitivity and applicability of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) and aid in the fight against doping. This is an interesting concept which has merit, although there are several important factors that need to be considered. These factors include accuracy of the data collected and validity (and reliability) of the subsequent performance modeling. In order to guarantee high quality standards, the implementation of well-structured Quality-Systems within sporting organizations should be considered, and external certifications may be required. Various modeling techniques have been developed, many of which are based on fundamental intensity/time relationships. These models have increased our understanding of performance but are currently limited in their application, for example due to the largely unaccounted effects of environmental factors such as, heat and altitude. In conclusion, in order to use power data as a performance biometric to be integrated in the biological passport, a number of actions must be taken to ensure accuracy of the data and better understand road cycling performance in the field. This article aims to outline considerations in the quantification of cycling performance, also presenting an alternative method (i.e., monitoring race results) to allow for determination of unusual performance improvements. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5677784/ /pubmed/29163232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00912 Text en Copyright © 2017 Menaspà and Abbiss. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport
title Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport
title_full Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport
title_fullStr Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport
title_full_unstemmed Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport
title_short Considerations on the Assessment and Use of Cycling Performance Metrics and their Integration in the Athlete's Biological Passport
title_sort considerations on the assessment and use of cycling performance metrics and their integration in the athlete's biological passport
topic Physiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5677784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29163232
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