Conference Program
This is a preliminary program, some titles and times might change
Day 1 – Wednesday July 2
9:00am – 9:15am
Amphi A
Welcome & Opening
Welcome
09:10am – 10:45pm
Amphi A
Opening Session Chair:
The Future of Scouting: Optimizing Talent Identification Through Advanced Compound Score Analytics
David de Klerk – Science2Sport
John Wakefield – Red Bull BORA Hansgrohe
Just warm up for a warm-up?
Mehdi Kordi
The Mental Gearshift: Navigating Mental Health in Elite Cycling - Resilience, Risk, and Recovery Across the Peloton
Michael Liebrenz – University of Bern
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM
Lounge
Coffee break
11:05 AM – 12:30 AM
Amphi A
Session 1 Chair:
Optimizing sleep management to minimize risk and maximize mental and physical performance
Remy Hurdiel – University Littoral Opale Coast
Charlotte Edelsten
The paradigm of exercise load
Fred Grappe – Equipe Cycliste Groupama FDJ
title tbc
Dan Bigham – Red Bull BORA Hansgrohe Pro Cycling Team
11:40 AM – 12:30 AM
Amphi B
Session 2 Chair:
Cognitive-behavioral sequelae and return to high-intensity sports practice after concussion
Christine Moroni – University Lille
Effect of Heat on Psycho-Physiological Responses During a Self-Paced Cycling Time Trial
Thibaud Pirlot – University Marie & Louis Pasteur
12:30 PM – 13:30 PM
Lounge
Lunch break
12:30 PM – 13:30 PM
Lounge
Poster presentations
Overview Posters
Frank Michel – Influence of seating posture and gender on pelvic movement and saddle pressure during cycling
Frank Michel – Pelvic motion and saddle pressure of female and male cyclists during a cycling specific graded exercise test
Giuseppina Pappalardo – University of Catania – Women in Cycling: A Comparative Study of Speed Choices and Lane Position Preferences Across Europe
Axel Couveinhes – Aix Marseille University / FFC — Optimization of the Foot/Pedal system through custom-molded carbon shoes for the sprinters of the French national track cycling team
13:30 PM – 15:30 PM
Amphi A
Session 3 Chair:
Elevating physical performance with breathwork
Patrick McKeown – The Oygen Advantage
The power of recovery using pressurised oxidation. Initial NBOT findings in recovery for world class athletes
Jon Wiggins – Flanders Cobblestone Paradise
A 5-minute Time Trial to Assess Durability in Professional Cyclists: A Field Study.
Borja Martinez-Gonzalez – University of Kent
The relationship between durability and cycling performance
George Evans – University of Hertfordshire
13:40 PM – 15:30 PM
Amphi B
Session 4 Chair:
Injuries caused by poor biomechanical fit in cycling: a narrative review
Jon iriberri – Custom4Us / Visma lease-a-bike
Saddle Soreness and other genitoperineal complaints in cyclists: Prevention and treatment are key to improve performance!
Hedwig Neels – University Antwerp / The Pelvic Floor
The Overlooked Knee Injury in Cycling: Prepatellar Friction Syndrome Explained
Manu Wemel – Soudal Quick-Step / Squadt
Effects of Different Inclines on Lower Limb Muscle Activation During Cycling
Chia-Hsiang Chen – National Pingtung University
15:0 PM – 15:50 PM
Lounge
Coffee break
15:50 PM – 17:50 PM
Amphi A
Session 5 Chair:
BikeFit 2.0: Lessons learnt and what the future holds!
Phil Burt – Phil Burt Innovation
The Science of Crank Length: Why You're Free to Choose
Jim Martin – University of Utah
Not Small Men: The lack, the need and the implementation of female input in sport engineering, with an emphasis on the cycling industry
Mary O’Donnell – Trek Bicycle Company
16:20 PM – 17:50 PM
Amphi B
Session 6 Chair:
Automated Data and Video Processing in Track Cycling
Thomas Vleeshouwers – Ghent University
Clustering professional road cycling races into distinctive race profiles
Annemiek Roete – University Groningen
19:30 PM – 22:30 PM
Conference evening
Location TBC
19.30-22.30
Day 2 – Thursday July 3
9:00am - 10:40am
Amphi A
Session 7 Chair
Muscle Torques: Strength Training Practices for Maximum Power
Toby Edwards – Australian Cycling
Blood-flow-restricted exercise: Strategies for enhancing muscle adaptation and performance in cycling
Richard Ferguson – Loughborough University
Modeling vs. Measuring: How accurate is the calculated Maximal Lactate Steady State?
Mattice Sablain – Ghent University
Training modification decision-making and the role of athlete monitoring in elite endurance sports coaching: An instrumental case study of a world-class cycling coach and a world-class development rowing coach
Wouter Timmerman – Edith Cowan University
9:00am - 10:40am
Amphi B
Session 8 Chair:
From lab to road and back: closing the loop between science and practice
Jan Boone – Ghent University
Title tbc
– Tymeware
Title tbc
– STT
SPORSA - innovative technology for safer cycling
Steven Verstockt – Ghent University
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Lounge
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Amphi A
Session 9 Chair:
Understanding the Torque-Cadence Relationship in Cycling Performance
Peter Leo – Australian Cycling / Team Jayco Alula
The Influence of Prior Accumulated Work on the Torque-Cadence Relationship in Junior Cyclists
Andrea Giorgi – VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè Professional Cycling Team
Traditional Resistance Training versus Torque Training: A randomized controlled trial
Raul de Pablos – University of Murcia
Optimal mass scaling of power output for complex courses and its relationship to time-trial performance in cycling
Marton Horvath – Swedisch Winter Sports Research Center
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Amphi B
Session 10 Chair:
Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion for Performance Enhancement in Cycling: From Original Concept to Endurance Ergogenic
Andy Sparks – Maurten
Exogenous ketosis increases D-ß-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in human cerebrospinal fluid
Simon Kjaer – Aarhus University Hospital
Effect of Carbohydrate Ingestion on the Power-Duration relatioship following prolonged endurance exercise in the moderate exercise intensity domain
Bernardo Norte – Liverpool John Moores University
12:30 PM – 13:30 PM
Lounge
Lunch break
12:30 PM – 13:30 PM
Lounge
Poster presentations
Overview Posters
Frank Michel – Influence of seating posture and gender on pelvic movement and saddle pressure during cycling
Frank Michel – Pelvic motion and saddle pressure of female and male cyclists during a cycling specific graded exercise test
Giuseppina Pappalardo – University of Catania – Women in Cycling: A Comparative Study of Speed Choices and Lane Position Preferences Across Europe
Axel Couveinhes – Aix Marseille University / FFC — Optimization of the Foot/Pedal system through custom-molded carbon shoes for the sprinters of the French national track cycling team
13:30 AM - 15:30 PM
Amphi A
Session 11 Chair:
High endurance athletes, is there long term consequences on cardiac function and rhythm?
Francois Brigadeau – University Hospital Lille
Heat Acclimatization: Bridging the Gap Between High performance and general health
Alberto Hermo Argibay –
The value of Wearable Tech in detecting physiological signals related to illness and over-reaching in professional cyclists
Daniel Green – Israel Premier-Tech
The Effect of Rate of W' Utilisation and Acute Fatigue on W' Reconstitution
Alex Wellburn – Loughborough University
Optimizing Cycling Time Trial Performance in Zwift: Validation of the PACE Model for Pacing Strategy
Matthew van Dyvk – Ghent University
14:00 AM - 15:30 PM
Amphi B
Session 12 Chair:
A Novel Energy Imbalance Approach Applied to Rolling Resistance Assessment in Cycling
Manuel Sellier – Aeroscale
Impact of rider bicycle weight, tyre pressure and surface condition on rolling resistance of bicycle tyres using a laboratory treadmill (p.a.v.e.)
Jens Buder – Technical University Chemnitz
The impact of drivetrain configuration on overall cycling efficiency: simulations, experiments and case studies from World Tour time trialing
Bart Blockmans – Classified Cycling
The Effects of Different Indoor and Outdoor Cycling Environments on Lower Limb Muscle Activation
Chia-Hsiang Chen – National Pingtung University
15:30 PM – 15:50 PM
Lounge
Coffee break
15:50 AM - 17:40 PM
Amphi A
Session 13 Chair:
Track aerodynamics (working title)
Mehdi Kordi – Team Ineos Grenadiers
Applications of Language Modelling for a cycling Aerodynamics' coach
Callum Barnes – University of Kent
Multidisciplinary Optimization of an Aerobar: Aerodynamics, Biomechanics, Mass and Structure
Sebastien Terol – University of Toulouse
15:50 AM - 16:30 PM
Amphi B
Session 14 Chair:
19:00
Tour de France Team presentation