Durability in male professional road cyclists

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dc.contributor.advisorSwart, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorSpragg, James
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-06T08:17:40Z
dc.date.available2026-05-06T08:17:40Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2026-05-06T07:37:27Z
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this thesis was to investigate the phenomenon of durability in male professional road cyclists. Durability can be described as the ability to resist a fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship. Prior to this thesis, this phenomenon had been identified within the literature, however, it had not been systematically studied. Therefore, the primary aims of this thesis were to i) Synthesis the current research concerning durability and the fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship ii) Investigate whether methodological artefacts in the hitherto research were influencing the current understanding of durability iii) Assess whether durability is trainable and which modalities of training may be beneficial to improve durability iv) Investigate if the intensity of prior work influences durability and v) to investigate the potential underlying physiological determinants of durability. The final goal was to summarise and integrate these new research findings, and identify avenues for future research.
dc.identifier.apacitationSpragg, J. (2023). <i>Durability in male professional road cyclists</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSpragg, James. <i>"Durability in male professional road cyclists."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSpragg, J. 2023. Durability in male professional road cyclists. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Spragg, James AB - The aim of this thesis was to investigate the phenomenon of durability in male professional road cyclists. Durability can be described as the ability to resist a fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship. Prior to this thesis, this phenomenon had been identified within the literature, however, it had not been systematically studied. Therefore, the primary aims of this thesis were to i) Synthesis the current research concerning durability and the fatigue-induced downward shift in the power duration relationship ii) Investigate whether methodological artefacts in the hitherto research were influencing the current understanding of durability iii) Assess whether durability is trainable and which modalities of training may be beneficial to improve durability iv) Investigate if the intensity of prior work influences durability and v) to investigate the potential underlying physiological determinants of durability. The final goal was to summarise and integrate these new research findings, and identify avenues for future research. DA - 2023 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Male KW - Cyclists LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2023 T1 - Durability in male professional road cyclists TI - Durability in male professional road cyclists UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSpragg J. Durability in male professional road cyclists. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43177en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectCyclists
dc.titleDurability in male professional road cyclists
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationlevelPhD
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