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The Tour de France: a physiological review by Alejandro Lucia; Conrad Earnest; Carlos Arribas is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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On 5 July 2003, the Tour de France (TDF) has celebrated 100th running. Instead of a chimney sweep competing during his free time (as in 1903), the recent winner is a highly trained, professional cyclist whose entire life‐style has been dedicated to reach his pinnacle during this event. The TDF has been held successfully for 100 years, but the application of the physiologic sciences to the sport is a relatively recent phenomenon. Although some historical reports help to understand the unique physiological characteristics of this race, scientific studies were not available in Sports Science/Applied Physiology journals until the 1990s. The aim of this article is to review the history of the TDF. Special emphasis is placed on the last decade where classic physiology has been integrated into applied scientific cycling data.

Who reads The Tour de France: a physiological review?

Author

Alejandro Lucia; Conrad Earnest; Carlos Arribas

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0905-7188)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)