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Can the Performance Gap between Women and Men be Reduced in Ultra-Cycling?

  • Baumgartner S Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, 9001 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Sousa CV Health Technology Lab, College of Arts, Media and Design; BouvĂ© College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • Nikolaidis PT Exercise Physiology Laboratory, 18450 Nikaia, Greece.
  • Knechtle B Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, 9001 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • 2020-04-11
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  • International journal of environmental research and public health. - 2020
cycling speed
gender
performance
ultra-endurance
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Performance
Bicycling
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Endurance
Sex Factors
Young Adult
English This study examined a large dataset of ultra-cycling race results to investigate the sex difference in ultra-cycling performance (100 to 500 miles) according to age and race distance. Data from the time period 1996-2018 were obtained from online available database of the ultra-cycling marathon association (UMCA), including distance-limited ultra-cycling races (100, 200, 400, and 500 miles). A total of 12,716 race results were analyzed to compare the performance between men and women by calendar year, age group (18-34, 35-44, 45-59, and 60+ years), and race distance. Men were faster than women in 100 and 200 mile races, but no sex differences were identified for the 400 and 500 mile races. The performance ratio (average cycling speedmen/average cycling speedwomen) was smaller in the 200 mile races compared to the 100 mile races and remained stable in the 400 and 500 mile races. In all race distances, the difference in average cycling speed between women and men decreased with increasing age. The gender gap in performance was closed in several distance-limited ultra-cycling races, such as the 400 and 500 mile races.
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