Effect of carbohydrate ingestion on performance of non-fasted cyclists during a simulated 80-mile time trial

• Published in: Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness Vol. 34; no. 3; p. 263
• Main Authors: Langenfeld, M E, Seifert, J G, Rudge, S R, Bucher, R J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.09.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Bicycling - physiology; Blood Glucose - analysis; Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage; Dietary Carbohydrates - metabolism; Dietary Carbohydrates - pharmacology; Double-Blind Method; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - blood; Fructose - administration & dosage; Fructose - metabolism; Fructose - pharmacology; Humans; Male; Maltose - administration & dosage; Maltose - metabolism; Maltose - pharmacology; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical Endurance - physiology; Placebos; Polysaccharides - administration & dosage; Polysaccharides - metabolism; Polysaccharides - pharmacology; Psychomotor Performance - drug effects; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Respiration - physiology

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of carbohydrate supplementation on finishing time of a realistically simulated 80 mile bicycle time trial. Fourteen trained cyclists pedalled at self-selected pace on their own bicycles on windload simulators. Two trials were performed one week a...