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David Mancha-Triguero1,2, Pablo Pérez-Murillo2, Sergio J Ibáñez2
1Department of Physical Education and Sport, Cardenal Spínola CEU Andalucía University, 41930 Sevilla, Spain.
Background:
Currently, tactics play an important and decisive role in sprint distance triathlons. One of the most decisive tactical elements is drafting in the cycling sector, depending on whether or not it is allowed by the test regulations. The objective was to analyze the physiological responses in running, in relation to drafting in the cycling sector, according to level and sex.
Methods:
To do this, a total of n = 44 subjects were divided into two levels (elite: they got a podium in the national championship, 15.68 ± 0.82 years; amateurs: they compete at the regional level, 15.68 ± 1.62 and 37.9 ± 1.74 years), undergoing two training sessions of four cycling-running multitransitions with variability in the permissibility of drafting were analyzed. A descriptive analysis of the variables was carried out, together with an inferential analysis to know the relationships and associations between the dependent and independent variables.
Results:
The results showed significant differences in the parameters, as related to running technique, heart rate, speed, and displacement (both between levels and sex).
Conclusions:
This study concludes that drafting in the cycling sector generates decisive physiological responses for the running sector.
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