title: Optimal race strategy for a 200-m flying sprint in a human-powered vehicle: A case study of a world-record attempt.
abstract: Optimal pacing strategy was determined for breaking the world speed record on a human-powered vehicle (HPV) using an energy-flow model in which the rider's physical capacities, the vehicle's properties, and the environmental conditions were included. Power data from world-record attempts were compared with data from the model, and race protocols were adjusted to the results from the model. HPV performance can be improved by using an energy-flow model for optimizing race strategy. A biphased in-run followed by a sprint gave best results.
authors: MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Jos J
authors: JJ
authors: de Koning
authors: Cees-Jan
authors: CJ
authors: van der Zweep
authors: Jesper
authors: J
authors: Cornelissen
authors: Bouke
authors: B
authors: Kuiper
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D016552:Ergometry / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult