Determining physiological and performance variables during a time trial in a first category mountain pass

Physiology and performance of uphill time-trials (TT) in professional road cycling have been previously described (Lucia A et al., 2004; Padilla S, Mujika I, Orbananos J, & Angulo F, 2000; Padilla S, Mujika I, Santisteban J, Impellizzeri FM, & Goiriena JJ, 2008). Recent field-based uphill trials focused on power output due to its reliability and accuracy to assess aerobic and anaerobic performance (Bossi AH, Lima P, Perrout de Lima J, & Hopker J, 2016; Vogt et al., 2008; Vogt et al., 2007). However few studies have attempted to correlate the different physiological and performances variables in field conditions.