Athletes’ characteristics and values (absolute and scaled by body weight) of laboratory variables (mean±SD)
| All athletes n=49 | Race 1 n=15 | Race 2 n=9 | Race 3 n=25 | |
| Gender (male/female) | 38/11 | 11/4 | 8/1 | 19/6 |
| Age (years) | 38.8±9.1 | 38.2±7.9 | 43.4±7.9 | 37.6±9.9 |
| Height (cm) | 176.2±7.5 | 175.7±8.4 | 179.7±5.4 | 175.3±7.5 |
| Body weight (kg) | 72.2±10.4 | 72.6±10.3 | 78.3±13.2 | 69.9±8.9 |
| Cycling status | ||||
| Races per year | 5.9±4.1 | 5.2±3.2 | 8.0±6.1 | 5.5±3.5 |
| XCM experience (years) | 10.6±7.1 | 10.9±5.2 | 14.2±8.9 | 9.1±7.2 |
| Training frequency/week | 4.4±1.6 | 4.0±1.3 | 5.0.±2.8 | 4.4±1.1 |
| Training hours/week | 10.2±3.1 | 10.3±3.2 | 9.5±3.3 | 10.5±3.1 |
| Training distance (km/week) | 218±129 | 258±195 | 175±70 | 210±84 |
| Absolute values | ||||
| PPO (W) | 329.1±49.4 | 319.6±58.1 | 336.3±21.4 | 332.3±51.6 |
| 10 s all-out sprint (W) | 764.3±158.7 | 763.5±181.8 | 783.2±83.4 | 757.9±169.2 |
| 1 min maximal effort (W) | 439.8±89.1 | 415.9±100.9 | 458.5±63.0 | 447.3±90.3 |
| 5 min maximal effort (W) | 271.2±49.3 | 256.5±45.3 | 279.4±33.2 | 277.1±55.7 |
| Values scaled by body weight | ||||
| IAT (W/kg) | 3.08±0.40 | 2.95±0.34 | 3.06±0.51 | 3.17±0.38 |
| PPO (W/kg) | 4.58±0.51 | 4.39±0.45 | 4.40±0.65 | 4.76±0.45 |
| 10 s all-out sprint (W/kg) | 10.57±1.68 | 10.45±1.78 | 10.17±1.57 | 10.79±1.69 |
| 1 min maximal effort (W/kg) | 6.12±0.90 | 5.69±0.93 | 6.03±0.81 | 6.41±0.84 |
| 5 min maximal effort (W/kg) | 3.78±0.52 | 3.54±0.43 | 3.68±0.46 | 3.95±0.54 |
IAT, individual anaerobic threshold; PPO, peak power output; XCM, mountain bike marathon.