Key result
The V-slope method for assessing ventilatory threshold significantly correlated with 40 km time trial performance (r=-0.82; p<0.001) and accurately predicted heart rate during prolonged exercise.
Why the study?
Does the ventilatory threshold during incremental exercise predict endurance performance and heart rate during a 40 km time trial in elite cyclists?
Population
14 male elite cyclists
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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V-slope ventilatory threshold may aid performance prediction in elite cyclists; leaves open prospective validation for training guidance.
Observational (n=14)
Does the ventilatory threshold during incremental exercise predict endurance performance and heart rate during a 40 km time trial in elite cyclists?
Effect estimate: r = -0.82
p-value: p=<0.001
The V-slope method during incremental exercise testing is a valid predictor of endurance performance and heart rate during prolonged high-intensity exercise in elite cyclists.
Hoogeveen et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Elite cyclists (n=14). Ventilatory threshold assessment (V-slope method) was evaluated on Road racing time (TT) during a 40 km time trial (r = -0.82, p=<0.001). The V-slope method for assessing ventilatory threshold significantly correlated with 40 km time trial performance (r=-0.82; p<0.001) and accurately predicted heart rate during prolonged exercise.