000095318 001__ 95318 000095318 005__ 20221004075840.0 000095318 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/su12125216 000095318 0248_ $$2sideral$$a119060 000095318 037__ $$aART-2020-119060 000095318 041__ $$aeng 000095318 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0455-6172$$aSitko, Sebastian$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000095318 245__ $$aPower Assessment in Road Cycling: A Narrative Review 000095318 260__ $$c2020 000095318 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000095318 5203_ $$aNowadays, the evaluation of physiological characteristics and training load quantification in road cycling is frequently performed through power meter data analyses, but the scientific evidence behind this tool is scarce and often contradictory. The aim of this paper is to review the literature related to power profiling, functional threshold testing, and performance assessment based on power meter data. A literature search was conducted following preferred reporting items for review statement (PRISMA) on the topic of {"cyclist" OR "cycling" AND "functional threshold" OR "power meter"}. The reviewed evidence provided important insights regarding power meter-based training: (a) functional threshold testing is closely related to laboratory markers of steady state; (b) the 20-min protocol represents the most researched option for functional threshold testing, although shorter durations may be used if verified on an individual basis; (c) power profiling obtained through the recovery of recorded power outputs allows the categorization and assessment of the cyclist''s fitness level; and (d) power meters represent an alternative to laboratory tests for the assessment of the relationship between power output and cadence. This review elucidates the increasing amount of studies related to power profiling, functional threshold testing, and performance assessment based on power meter data, highlighting the opportunity for the expanding knowledge that power meters have brought in the road cycling field. 000095318 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000095318 590__ $$a3.251$$b2020 000095318 592__ $$a0.611$$b2020 000095318 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b124 / 273 = 0.454$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT2 000095318 593__ $$aEnergy Engineering and Power Technology$$c2020$$dQ1 000095318 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES$$b60 / 125 = 0.48$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT2 000095318 593__ $$aEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)$$c2020$$dQ1 000095318 591__ $$aGREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY$$b30 / 44 = 0.682$$c2020$$dQ3$$eT3 000095318 593__ $$aRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment$$c2020$$dQ1 000095318 591__ $$aGREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY$$b6 / 9 = 0.667$$c2020$$dQ3$$eT3 000095318 593__ $$aManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law$$c2020$$dQ1 000095318 593__ $$aGeography, Planning and Development$$c2020$$dQ1 000095318 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/review$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000095318 700__ $$aCirer-Sastre, Rafael 000095318 700__ $$aCorbi, Francisco 000095318 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9304-3709$$aLopez-Laval, Isaac$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000095318 7102_ $$11006$$2245$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Educación Física y Depor. 000095318 773__ $$g12, 12 (2020), 5216 [14 pp.]$$pSustainability (Basel)$$tSustainability (Switzerland)$$x2071-1050 000095318 8564_ $$s485026$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95318/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000095318 8564_ $$s498149$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95318/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000095318 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:95318$$particulos$$pdriver 000095318 951__ $$a2022-10-03-13:37:24 000095318 980__ $$aARTICLE