Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Centro Polifunzionale di Scienze Motorie, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2023 Sep 14;18(11):1313-1320. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2023-0142. Print 2023 Nov 1.
The aim of this study was to describe individual training characteristics, racing strategies, and periodization in preparation for the Tour de France in 2 world-class road cyclists finishing in the top 5 of the general classification.
Week-by-week power meter training and racing data of 2 (A and B) road cyclists (age: 29 and 23 y; maximum oxygen consumption: 83 and 81 mL·min-1·kg-1; and relative 20-min record power output: 6.9 and 6.5 W·kg-1) in the preparation phase (December-July/August) leading up to the Tour de France were retrospectively analyzed. Weekly volume and intensity distribution in power zones were considered.
Cyclists A and B completed 46 and 19 races, 22.5 (6.3) and 18.2 (5.1) h·wk-1, with a pyramidal intensity distribution of 81.0%-13.3%-5.7%, and 88.8%-7.9%-3.3% in zone 1-zone 2-zone 3. Cyclist B spent 14 days at altitude. Increased high-intensity volume and polarization index occurred during race weeks. During periods without racing, training intensity progressively increased. Strength training was performed during November and December but not during the following months. During tapering, total exercise volume and time at high intensity decreased.
These data provide novel insights into the periodization of world-class road cyclists in advance of a top 5 placing in the Tour de France general classification.
本研究旨在描述 2 位在环法自行车赛中获得总成绩前五名的世界级公路自行车手的个体训练特点、比赛策略和分期情况。
回顾性分析了 2 位（A 和 B）公路自行车手（年龄：29 岁和 23 岁；最大摄氧量：83 和 81mL·min-1·kg-1；和相对 20 分钟记录功率输出：6.9 和 6.5W·kg-1）在准备阶段（12 月至 7 月/8 月）的每周功率计训练和比赛数据。考虑了各功率区间的周训练量和强度分布。
车手 A 和 B 完成了 46 场和 19 场比赛，每周训练量为 22.5（6.3）和 18.2（5.1）小时，强度分布呈金字塔形，分别为 81.0%-13.3%-5.7%和 88.8%-7.9%-3.3%，在 1 区-2 区-3 区。车手 B 在高海拔地区训练了 14 天。比赛周内高强度训练量增加，极化指数升高。无比赛期间，训练强度逐渐增加。力量训练在 11 月和 12 月进行，但在接下来的几个月没有进行。在减量阶段，总运动量和高强度时间减少。
这些数据为世界级公路自行车手在环法自行车赛中获得总成绩前五名的分期提供了新的见解。
