Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 1003-1010 , May 2005

Effects on the crank torque profile when changing pedalling cadence in level ground and uphill road cycling

  • William Bertucci

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Mécanique Appliquée, Université de Franche Comté, U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 6604, 24 chemin de l’Epitaphe, 25000 Besançon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +333-81-66-56-81; fax: +333-81-66-56-92
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  • Frederic Grappe

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Mécanique Appliquée, Université de Franche Comté, U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 6604, 24 chemin de l’Epitaphe, 25000 Besançon, France
    • ,
  • Amaury Girard

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Mécanique Appliquée, Université de Franche Comté, U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 6604, 24 chemin de l’Epitaphe, 25000 Besançon, France
    • ,
  • Andrew Betik

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Mécanique Appliquée, Université de Franche Comté, U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 6604, 24 chemin de l’Epitaphe, 25000 Besançon, France
    • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
    • ,
  • Jean Denis Rouillon

      Affiliations

    • Physiopathologie Cardiovasculaire et Prévention (E.A. 479), Place Saint Jacques, 25000 Besançon, Université de Franche Comté, France

,Accepted 26 May 2004.

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PII: S0021-9290(04)00289-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.05.037

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 1003-1010 , May 2005

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