Nothing beats a bit of science for making those marginal gains to performance. We can often easily get this information from the media that summarise scientific findings into methods that we can easily apply at home to our bike and activity. Sometimes however it’s fun to have a read of the research and find the science that relates to our own specific performance requirements. So if you like delving into the research in search of performance improvement you might be interested in a few of these.
The Journal of Science and Cycling (JSC) is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, brief communications and letters in all areas of Cycling or Triathlon sciences. The journal aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field. Recent articles include altitude training, saddle angle and knee angles:
- Comparison of laboratory parameters of a mountain bike specific performance test and a simulated race performance in the field
- Accuracy in measurement of elevation gain in road cycling
- A robust low cost device for measuring road induced vibrations
- Effects of saddle angle on heavy intensity time trial cycling: Implications of the UCI rule 1.3.014
- Importance of static adjustment of knee angle to determine saddle height in cycling
Recently the Journal of Science and Sports Medicine posted a list of select cycling articles that they have published over recent years.
- Effects of a Non-Circular Chainring on Sprint Performance During a Cycle Ergometer Test
- Physiological Demands of Simulated Off-Road Cycling Competition
- Cardiac Biomarkers and Cycling Race
- Does a Non-Circular Chainring Improve Performance in the Bicycle Motocross Cycling Start Sprint?
- Effects Of Cadence on Aerobic Capacity Following a Prolonged, Varied Intensity Cycling Trial
- Physiological Responses during Cycling With Oval Chainrings (Q-Ring) and Circular Chainrings
- Sodium Phosphate Supplementation and Time Trial Performance in Female Cyclists
- Effect of Sodium Phosphate Supplementation on Cycling Time Trial Performance and VO2 1 and 8 Days Post Loading
- Frowning and Jaw Clenching Muscle Activity Reflects the Perception of Effort During Incremental Workload Cycling
- Challenges in Maintaining Emotion Regulation in a Sleep and Energy Deprived State Induced by the 4800Km Ultra-Endurance Bicycle Race; The Race Across AMerica (RAAM)
- The Effects of Surface-Induced Loads on Forearm Muscle Activity During Steering a Bicycle
- Notational Analysis of European, World, and Olympic BMX Cycling Races
- The Effects of Intermittent Hypoxic Training on Aerobic Capacity and Endurance Performance in Cyclists
- Spinal Posture of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine and Pelvic Tilt in Highly Trained Cyclists
- Instrumentation and Motivations for Organised Cycling: The Development of the Cyclist Motivation Instrument (CMI)
- Effects of the Administration of Feedback on Performance of the Bmx Cycling Gate Start
- Effect of the Rotor Crank System on Cycling Performance
- Exercise Limitations in a Competitive Cyclist Twelve Months Post Heart Transplantation
- Identification of Placebo Responsive Participants in 40km Laboratory Cycling Performance
- Age-Associated Changes In VO and Power Output – A Cross-Sectional Study of Endurance Trained New Zealand Cyclists
- A Comparison of the Effects of Fatigue on Subjective and Objective Assessment of Situation Awareness in Cycling
- Effects of an Extreme Endurance Race on Energy Balance and Body Composition – A Case Study
- Mood Disturbance During Cycling Performance at Extreme Conditions
- Reproducibility of Outdoor Flat and Uphill Cycling Time Trials and Their Performance Correlates with Peak Power Output in Moderately Trained Cyclists
- Training Alterations in Elite Cyclists May Cause Transient Changes in Glomerular Filtration Rate
- The Use of Varying Creatine Regimens on Sprint Cycling
- Physiological Effects of an Ultra-Cycle Ride in an Amateur Athlete – A Case Report
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