Testing, Training, and Optimising Performance of Track Cyclists: A Systematic Mapping Review.

Stadnyk, AMJ; Impellizzeri, FM; Stanley, J; Menaspà, P; Slattery, KM

Testing, Training, and Optimising Performance of Track Cyclists: A Systematic Mapping Review.

Stadnyk, AMJ Impellizzeri, FM Stanley, J Menaspà, P Slattery, KM

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Publisher:: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021, pp. 1-11
Issue Date:: 2021-09-30

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dc.contributor.author	Stadnyk, AMJ
dc.contributor.author	Impellizzeri, FM
dc.contributor.author	Stanley, J
dc.contributor.author	Menaspà, P
dc.contributor.author	Slattery, KM
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-19T03:21:34Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-05
dc.date.available	2021-11-19T03:21:34Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-30
dc.identifier.citation	Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021, pp. 1-11
dc.identifier.issn	0112-1642
dc.identifier.issn	1179-2035
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151732
dc.description.abstract	<h4>Background</h4>Track cyclists must develop mental, physical, tactical and technical capabilities to achieve success at an elite level. Given the importance of these components in determining performance, it is of interest to understand the volume of evidence to support implementation in practice by coaches, practitioners, and athletes.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic mapping review to describe the current scale and density of research for testing, training and optimising performance in track cycling.<h4>Methods</h4>All publications involving track cyclist participants were reviewed from four databases (PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Complete, Cochrane Library) plus additional sources. Search results returned 4019 records, of which 71 met the inclusion criteria for the review.<h4>Results</h4>The review revealed most published track cycling research investigated athlete testing followed by performance optimisation, with training being the least addressed domain. Research on the physical components of track cycling has been published far more frequently than for tactical or technical components, and only one study was published on the mental components of track cycling. No true experimental research using track cyclists has been published, with 51 non-experimental and 20 quasi-experimental study designs.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Research in track cycling has been growing steadily. However, it is evident there is a clear preference toward understanding the physical-rather than mental, tactical, or technical-demands of track cycling. Future research should investigate how this aligns with coach, practitioner, and athlete needs for achieving track cycling success.<h4>Registration</h4>This systematic mapping review was registered on the Open Science Framework (osf.io/wt7eq).
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s40279-021-01565-z
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0913 Mechanical Engineering, 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences
dc.title	Testing, Training, and Optimising Performance of Track Cyclists: A Systematic Mapping Review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	New Zealand
utslib.for	0913 Mechanical Engineering
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-11-19T03:21:33Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Background

Track cyclists must develop mental, physical, tactical and technical capabilities to achieve success at an elite level. Given the importance of these components in determining performance, it is of interest to understand the volume of evidence to support implementation in practice by coaches, practitioners, and athletes.

Objective

The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic mapping review to describe the current scale and density of research for testing, training and optimising performance in track cycling.

Methods

All publications involving track cyclist participants were reviewed from four databases (PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Complete, Cochrane Library) plus additional sources. Search results returned 4019 records, of which 71 met the inclusion criteria for the review.

Results

The review revealed most published track cycling research investigated athlete testing followed by performance optimisation, with training being the least addressed domain. Research on the physical components of track cycling has been published far more frequently than for tactical or technical components, and only one study was published on the mental components of track cycling. No true experimental research using track cyclists has been published, with 51 non-experimental and 20 quasi-experimental study designs.

Conclusions

Research in track cycling has been growing steadily. However, it is evident there is a clear preference toward understanding the physical-rather than mental, tactical, or technical-demands of track cycling. Future research should investigate how this aligns with coach, practitioner, and athlete needs for achieving track cycling success.

Registration

This systematic mapping review was registered on the Open Science Framework (osf.io/wt7eq).

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