95318 20221004075840.0 doi 10.3390/su12125216 sideral 119060 ART-2020-119060 eng Sitko, Sebastian Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0455-6172 Power Assessment in Road Cycling: A Narrative Review 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Nowadays, 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.251 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 124 / 273 = 0.454 2020 Q2 T2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 60 / 125 = 0.48 2020 Q2 T2 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 30 / 44 = 0.682 2020 Q3 T3 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 6 / 9 = 0.667 2020 Q3 T3 0.611 2020 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2020 Q1 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 2020 Q1 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2020 Q1 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2020 Q1 Geography, Planning and Development 2020 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/review info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Cirer-Sastre, Rafael Corbi, Francisco Lopez-Laval, Isaac Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9304-3709 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 12, 12 (2020), 5216 [14 pp.] Sustainability (Basel) Sustainability (Switzerland) 2071-1050 485026 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95318/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 498149 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95318/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:95318 articulos driver 2022-10-03-13:37:24 ARTICLE