Mechanistic influence of the torque cadence relationship on power output during exhaustive all-out field tests in professional cyclists.

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Leo, Peter, Martinez-Gonzalez, Borja, Mujika, Iñigo and Giorgi, Andrea 2025. Mechanistic influence of the torque cadence relationship on power output during exhaustive all-out field tests in professional cyclists. Journal of Sports Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2478354
AuthorsLeo, Peter, Martinez-Gonzalez, Borja, Mujika, Iñigo and Giorgi, Andrea
AbstractUnderstanding the torque-cadence-power relationship can be important in assessing a cyclist's performance potential. This study explored these relationships in elite male cyclists (  = 17; age: 24.1 ± 3.8 years; body mass: 66.0 ± 4.8 kg, critical power (CP): 5.5 ± 0.3 W.kg ) through sprint, torque, and CP tests conducted in fresh and after accumulated work. Testing protocols, performed during a pre-season training camp, included maximal efforts across varied gear ratios and durations (15 s, 3 min, and 12 min), under stable environmental conditions (15-20°C). Results revealed reduced power output, torque, and cadence after accumulated work compared to fresh conditions (  ≤ .001). Sprint-derived maximum torque (T ) was strongly correlated with torque intercepts for CP fresh (  = .558,  = .020) and after accumulated work (  = .556,  = .020). The cadence relationships demonstrated a large negative correlation between maximum cadence (C ) and optimum cadence (C ) from the sprint test and the 15 s, 3 min and 12 min cadence recorded during CP after accumulated work (  = -0.541 to -0.634,  = 0.006 to 0.025). These findings highlight that accumulated work-induced reductions in work capacity (W') and CP values were accompanied by lower cadences across all effort durations.
KeywordsTesting; Training; Cycling; Sprinting; High performance
Year2025
JournalJournal of Sports Sciences
ISSN1466-447X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2478354
Official URLhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2025.2478354
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Online15 Mar 2025
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Deposited31 Mar 2025
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