Cycling Science

Stephen Cheung, PhD, is the science and training editor for PezCycling News, focusing on translating latest scientific research into practical guidance for both cyclists and coaches. He coauthored Cutting-Edge Cycling (Human Kinetics, 2012) and has written more than 100 articles that cover respiratory training, altitude training, precooling and fatigue in the heat, hydration, optimal cadence, pacing strategies, jet lag, supplements, hypoxic stress, and the reliability of exercise testing protocols. Cheung holds a Canada Research Chair in environmental ergonomics at Brock University, where his research focuses on the effects of thermal and altitude stress on human physiology and performance. The author of Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology (Human Kinetics, 2010), Cheung helped to establish the sport science support network for the Canadian Sport Centre in Atlantic Canada and has consulted with world champion cyclists along with the Canadian national rowing and snowboard teams on specific sport performance projects. He has also served as a cycling official and as a board member of the Canadian Cycling Association. Cheung lives in Fonthill, Ontario. Mikel Zabala, PhD, is director of the Cycling Research Center in Granada, Spain, and editor in chief of the Journal of Science and Cycling. His research interests are cycling performance and doping prevention. He is a senior lecturer on the faculty of sport sciences at the University of Granada, teaching students seeking advanced degrees in cycling. He has authored numerous scientific papers about cycling and training and coached a number of international professional cyclists, serving as performance director for the renowned MOVISTAR professional cycling team since 2012. Beginning his career as a professional motocross rider and amateur bike racer, Zabala still competes as a masters cyclist. In 1999, he began working as a coach for the Spanish Cycling Federation and later served as manager of Spain’s national mountain biking team. He currently works with the Spanish Cycling Federation as a project director, coordinating their doping prevention efforts. In 2013, he was named director of teaching and research for the Spanish Cycling Federation.

Part I. The Cyclist

Chapter 1. The Cyclist’s Physique

Paolo Menaspà and Franco Impellizzeri

Chapter 2. Cycling Physiology and Genetics

Stephen S. Cheung

Part II. The Bike

Chapter 3. Bicycle Design

Larry Ruff

Chapter 4. Frame Materials and Geometry

Larry Ruff

Chapter 5. Saddle Biomechanics

Daniel Schade

Part III. The Human–Machine Interface

Chapter 6. Biomechanics of Cycling

Rodrigo Rico Bini

Chapter 7. The Science of Bike Fit

Rodrigo Rico Bini

Chapter 8. Bike Fit and Body Positioning

Todd M. Carver

Chapter 9. The Aerodynamic Rider

Andy Froncioni

Chapter 10. Pedaling Technique and Technology

Thomas Korff, Marco Arkesteijn, and Paul Barratt

Part IV. The Cycling Environment

Chapter 11. Dealing With Heat Stress

Stephen S. Cheung

Chapter 12. Air Pollution and Cyclists

Mike Koehle and Luisa Giles

Chapter 13. Altitude and Hypoxic Training

Randall L. Wilber

Chapter 14. Tackling the Hills

Hunter Allen

Part V. Nutrition and Ergogenics

Chapter 15. Cycling Nutrition

Dina Griffin

Chapter 16. Feeding During Cycling

Dina Griffin

Chapter 17. Hydration Science

Stacy Sims

Chapter 18. Doping’s Dark Past and a New Cycling Era

Mikel Zabala

Part VI. Cycling Health

Chapter 19. Epidemiology of Cycling Injuries

Victor Lun

Chapter 20. Managing Common Cycling Injuries

Victor Lun

Chapter 21. Fatigue and Overtraining

Romain Meeusen and Kevin De Pauw

Chapter 22. Recovery Interventions

Shona L. Halson and Nathan G. Versey

Part VII. Training Development and Assessment

Chapter 23. Long-Term Athlete Development

Kristen Dieffenbach

Chapter 24. Psychological Strategies for Team Building

Javier Horcajo and Mikel Zabala

Chapter 25. Motivation and Mental Training

Jim Taylor and Kate Bennett

Chapter 26. Assessing Cycling Fitness

James Hopker and Simon Jobson

Chapter 27. Designing Training Programs

Paul B. Laursen, Daniel J. Plews, and Rodney Siegel

Chapter 28. Training Periodization

Bent R. Rønnestad and Mikel Zabala

Chapter 29. Using a Power Meter

Hunter Allen

Chapter 30. Data Management for Cyclists

Dirk Friel

Part VIII. Preparing to Race

Chapter 31. Off-the-Bike Training

Bent R. Rønnestad

Chapter 32. Respiratory Training

A. William Sheel and Carli M. Peters

Chapter 33. Warming Up

Jose M. Muyor

Chapter 34. Stretching

Jose M. Muyor

Part IX. Racing Your Bike

Chapter 35. The Science of Pacing

Chris R. Abbiss

Chapter 36. Road Racing

Hunter Allen

Chapter 37. Mountain Biking

Howard T. Hurst

Chapter 38. Track Cycling

Chris R. Abbiss and Paolo Menaspà

Chapter 39. BMX

Manuel Mateo-March and Cristina Blasco-Lafarga

Chapter 40. Ultradistance

Beat Knechtle and Pantelis Theodoros Nilolaidis