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The annual plan is important in that it directs and guides performance training over a year. It is based on the concept of periodization and the principles of training. The objective of training is to reach a high level of performance (peak performance) and an athlete has to develop skills, biomotor abilities and psychological traits in a ...
Robert Marchand (26 November 1911 – 22 May 2021) was a French centenarian cyclist. He was the holder of the world record for cycling 100 km and for the distance cycled in one hour, in both the 100–104 and over-105 years old age categories.
A century ride is a road cycling ride of 100 kilometers or more in metric system countries or 100 miles (160.9 km) or more in imperial system countries, usually as a cycling club-sponsored event. Many cycling clubs sponsor an annual century ride as both a social event for cyclists and as a fund-raiser for the club’s other activities.
In November 2014 the UltraMarathon Cycling Association announced that it would recognise a new record category for the highest annual mileage in a year, [97] and set rules for the record. [94] All of the previous record holders from Marcel Planes to Tommy Godwin rode a double-triangle diamond frame bicycle , and their rides all commenced on 1 ...
Chronic training load (CTL) is the cumulative amount of athletic training that builds up over a long period of time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] CTL is especially popular as a metric in cycling among athletes who use a cycling power meter , which simplifies the collection and review of training data.
Chris Carmichael (born October 24, 1960, in Miami, Florida, United States) is a retired professional cyclist and cycling, triathlon and endurance sports coach.He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team, the 7-Eleven Professional Cycling Team (1985–1987), and the Schwinn-Wheaties professional cycling team (1988–1989).
Mark Ian Macleod Beaumont BEM (born 1 January 1983) [2] is a British long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author. [3] [4] [5] He holds the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,000-mile (29,000 km) route on 18 September 2017, having taken less than 79 days.
The world record of 9.100 seconds was set by Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago at the Elite Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Cochabamba, Bolivia on September 6, 2019. [ 3 ] The Olympic Record of 9.551 seconds was set by Jason Kenny of Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Olympics, beating his own Olympic Record of 9.713 seconds set at ...