121411 20241125101127.0 doi 10.3390/app13010224 sideral 132093 ART-2023-132093 eng Sitko, Sebastian Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0455-6172 Anthropometric characteristics of road cyclists of different performance levels 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Road cycling is an endurance sport characterized by several anthropometric performance factors, such as reduced body mass and body fat percentage. As the power to weight ratio is considered one of the most important markers of performance in this sport discipline, it is speculated that anthropometric factors could relate to the physiological parameters found in road cyclists of different performance levels. The current study aimed to describe the anthropometric differences across road cyclists of different performance levels and to assess whether anthropometric values could relate to physiological markers that are commonly used to classify road cyclists, according to their performance level. We classified 46 cyclists as recreationally trained, trained, well trained and professional, according to their VO2max, and performed graded exercise tests and complete anthropometric assessments. The results showed that there were no significant anthropometric differences between trained, well trained and professional cyclists, with only recreationally trained cyclists exhibiting larger perimeters and skinfolds than professional cyclists. Further, although physiological performance, such as VO2max and respiratory compensation point, correlated negatively with several skinfolds and perimeters, these correlations remained restrained and did not distinguish between cyclists of different specialties. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 2.5 2023 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 44 / 181 = 0.243 2023 Q1 T1 PHYSICS, APPLIED 87 / 179 = 0.486 2023 Q2 T2 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 115 / 231 = 0.498 2023 Q2 T2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 258 / 439 = 0.588 2023 Q3 T2 0.508 2023 Engineering (miscellaneous) 2023 Q2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2023 Q2 Materials Science (miscellaneous) 2023 Q2 Instrumentation 2023 Q2 Process Chemistry and Technology 2023 Q3 Computer Science Applications 2023 Q3 5.3 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Cirer-Sastre, Rafel Garatachea, Nuria Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8374-9081 López Laval, Isaac Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9304-3709 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 13, 1 (2023), 224 [8 pp.] Appl. sci. Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 2076-3417 786030 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121411/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2759046 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121411/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:121411 articulos driver 2024-11-22-11:58:02 ARTICLE