Table 2 Participants’ cycling characteristics
N = 1274; N (%) | |
|---|---|
Cycling year | |
Less than 2 years | 79 (6.2) |
Between 2 and 5 years | 247 (19.4) |
More than 5 years | 948 (74.4) |
Membership | |
Competitor | 791 (62.1) |
No competitor | 110 (8.6) |
No membership | 373 (29.3) |
Training per week | |
Once to twice | 402 (31.6) |
Thrice to four times | 599 (47.0) |
Five to six times | 227 (17.8) |
More than six times | 46 (3.6) |
Training per hour | |
Less than 5 h | 267 (21.0) |
Between 5 and 12 h | 758 (59.5) |
Between 13 and 20 h | 210 (16.5) |
More than 20 h | 39 (3.0) |
Being supervised by a coach or following a Scheduled training (yes, no) | 335 (26.3), 939 (73.7) |
Device assessment | |
Heart rate | 309 (24.3) |
Heart rate + Power Monitor | 644 (50.5) |
None | 321 (25.2) |
Specific pedal training (yes, no) | 820 (64.4), 454 (35.6) |
Cycling competitions per year | |
Between 1 and 4 | 361 (28.3) |
Between 5 and 8 | 146 (11.5) |
Between 9 and 12 | 98 (7.7) |
More than 12 | 123 (9.7) |
None | 546 (42.8) |
Type of competition† | |
Track cycling | 114 (15.6) |
Cyclosportive | 585 (80.3) |
Hillclimbing | 30 (4.1) |
Stretching sessions | |
Never | 230 (18.1) |
Rarely | 553 (43.4) |
Once or twice a week | 287 (22.5) |
Often | 204 (16.0) |
Other sports practised regularly (yes, no) | 737 (57.8), 537 (42.2) |