Conference Program
Please note that small changes will be made in the coming weeks
Day 1 – Wednesday September 22
9:00am – 9:15am
Auditorium
Welcome & Opening
Welcome
Anton van Gerwen – Event Organiser – Welcome and safety instructions
?? – Provincie Vlaams Brabant – Welcome on behalf of the host
09:15am – 10:30pm
Auditorium
Forum Chairman: Robert Lamberts
Forum Training Load - Daniel Green, Stephen Seiler, Jeroen Swart
Opening talk by Stephen Seiler: Load, Stress, Strain; repurposing an established framework to improve the training monitoring process
Forum participants
Stephen Seiler – Professor – University of Agder
Jeroen Swart – Medical Doctor Team UAE Emirates / Professor University of Cape Town
Teun van Erp – Stellenbosch University
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Spoor 95
Coffee break
10:50 AM – 12:20 AM
Auditorium
Session 1 Chairman: Jan Boone
What can elite cycling learn from elite rowing? (working title)
Filpe Salbany – Oxford Rowing
What Ironman World Champions and TOP5 Grand Tours GC contenders have in common? Physical and mental aspects of world class athletes in different endurance sports
Dan Lorang – BORA Hansgrohe Professional Cycling Team
Preparing Team Jumbo-Visma on the Tour de France (A chat between Mathieu Heijboer and James Witts)
Mathieu Heijboer – Team Jumbo-Visma
12:20 PM – 13:20 PM
Spoor 95
Lunch break
12:20 PM – 13:20 PM
Sppor 95
Poster presentations
Overview Posters
Remi Aubert – Effect of different lubricants on bicycle chains: Tribological and ecological study
Lars Timm – The effect of shoulder strap design and mechanical properties on the surface pressure of bike backpacks
Lucas Hoschler – The influence of pelvic-belt design on backpack stability in mountainbiking
Valentine Filleul – Interventional studies for promoting prevention of doping in cycling: a systematic review
13:20 PM – 15:40 PM
Auditorium
Session 2 Chairman: Robert Lamberts
Influence of stress and recovery on endurance performance
Ruby Otter – University of Groningen/Hanze UNiversity of Applied Sciences
The secrets of competition: pacing, decision-making and performance when racing against others
Florentina Hettinga – Northumbria University
Applied sport science as R&D: lessons from elite team pursuit (video online presentation)
Mike Patton – Garmin International
Lessons from Olympic track cycling - Innovation opportunities for other cycling disciplines
Kurt Bergin-Taylor – Team DSM
A Logical Approach to Chrono Preparation and Competition
Neal Henderson – Wahoo Sport Science
15:40 PM – 16:00 PM
Spoor 95
Coffee break
16:00 PM – 17:50 PM
Auditorium
Session 3 Chairman: Jan Boone
Field measurements of aerodynamic performance in cycling: a systematic analysis of sensor accuracy
Chris Morton – University of Calgary/AeroLAB
Experimental evaluation of the repeatability of wind tunnel measurement of cyclist's drag
Cedric Lemaitre – Apeira Technologies
Experimental validation of a computer-vision based method to assess the aerodynamic drag of cyclists
Matthieu Voiry – Apeira Technologies
Thomas Peeters – University Antwerp
16:30 PM – 17:50 PM
Council room
Session 4 Chairman: Florentina Hettinga
Estimating maximal metabolic steady state using critical power
Aitor Altuna – University of Kent
The influence of prior accumulated fatigue on power output in professional cyclists
Andrea Giorgi – Sidermec Professional Cycling Team
A single field test evaluation for the assessment of the Record Power Profile in cycling
Marius Pujol – University of Lausanne
Can Critical Power be Estimated from Training and Racing Data using Mean Maximal Power Outputs?
James Spragg – Spragg Cycle Coaching
Force-velocity components of the critical power in non-cyclists, recreational trained and elite cyclists
Yann Bertron – University Savoy Mont Blanc
19:30 PM – 22:30 PM
ULocation TBC
Conference evening
Faculty Club
Day 2 – Thursday September 23
9:00am - 10:50am
Auditorium
Session 5 Chairman Samuele Marcora
Exogenous ketosis in cycling performance: state-of-the art and future perspectives
Peter Hespel – KU Leuven/Bakala Academy
The influence of relative age effect on talent identification in professional cycling
Jens Voet – VU Amsterdam
Motor coordination may be the key to success in youth cycling
Mireille Mostaert – Ghent University
Monitoring pulmonary V̇O2 on-kinetics during a 3-year period in youth elite-cyclists
Matthias Hovorka – University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt
Workload characteristics and race performance of U23 and elite cyclists during an UCI 2. Pro multistage race (Tour of the Alps)
Peter Leo – Innsbruck University
9:00am - 10:50am
Council room
Session 6 Chairman
Lap sector segmentation using discrete fourier transformation and geospatial alignment for inter- and intra-athlete workout file comparison
Jelle de Bock – Ghent University
Mapping whole-event drive losses: studying the impact of race profile and rider input on bicycle transmission efficiency
George Barnaby – University of Bristol
Analysis of pedaling motion focusing on the cranck angle corresponding to the maximun pedal angle
Masahiro Fukuda – Hamsterspin
A new approach to biomechanical analysis in cycling to introduce science to future data acquisition
Felix Imbery – University of Applied Science Aachen
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Spoor 95
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 12:50 PM
Auditorium
Session 7 Chairman: Bent Ronnestad
Road to Tokyo 2020: The physical preparation of the Dutch Track Cycling Sprint Team
Christian Bosse – Bosse Performance
Strength Training for Cycling Success: 3 mistakes that are sapping your results
Menachem Brodie – Human Vortex Training
Muscle fiber typologies in elite cycling disciplines
Eline Lievens – Ghent University
EMG Activities of the Shoulder Muscles during a simulated Downhill compared to dynamic Shoulder Exercises – A Cross-Sectional Study
Svenja Kaczorowski – Zurich University of Applied Sciences
11:10 AM - 12:50 PM
Council room
Session 8 Chairman: Fred Grappe
Bikefitting: Current Stae-of-art and future trends
Niels Boon – Bikefitting.com
Influence of non-circular chainrings on kinematics during stationary and outdoor cycling
Philipp Neumeister – University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien
Influence of non-circular chainrings on muscular activity during stationary and outdoor cycling
Philipp Neumeister – University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien
Analysis of pedaling motion focusing on the crank angle corresponding to the maximum pedal angle
Masahiro Fukuda – Hamsterspin
12:50 PM – 13:50 PM
Spoor 95
Lunch break
13:00 PM – 14:00 PM
Spoor 95
Poster presentations
Overview Posters
Remi Aubert – Effect of different lubricants on bicycle chains: Tribological and ecological study
Lars Timm – The effect of shoulder strap design and mechanical properties on the surface pressure of bike backpacks
Lucas Hoschler – The influence of pelvic-belt design on backpack stability in mountainbiking
Valentine Filleul – Interventional studies for promoting prevention of doping in cycling: a systematic review
14:00 AM - 15:50 PM
Auditorium
Session 9 Chairman: Ruby Otter
Learning from field data of professional cyclists; from winning bunch sprints to the effect of accumulating fatigue on performance
Robert Lamberts – Stellenbosch University
Load and performance indicators in female professional cycling
Teun van Erp – Stellenbosch University
Automatic Mapping of Finish Line Videos for the Objective Analysis of Sprint Behavior
Steven Verstockt – Ghent Univeristy
Differences in execution and perception of training sessions as experienced by (semi-)professional cyclists and their coach
Jens Voet – VU Amsterdam
A Machine Learning approach for In-Race Cycling Performance Prediction
Leonid Kholkine – Antwerp University
14:30 AM - 15:50 PM
Council room
Session 10 Chairman: Niels Boon/Erwin Koninckx
Adding vibrations during high intensity cycling increases acute physiological responses
Sebastien Duc – University Reims
The effect of road bike damping on neuromuscular activation and power output
Josef Viellehner – German Sports University
The effect of physical and cognitive fatigue on mountain bike balance and agility performance
Kim Buchholtz – Lunex University
15:50 PM – 16:10 PM
Spoor 95
Coffee break
16:10 AM - 17:30 PM
Auditorium
Session 11 Chairman: Stephen Seiler
HIIT
Bent Ronnestad – Inland Norway University
The limits of endurance performance: Mind over muscle?
Samuele Marcora – University of Bologna
A gap in the education of future sport Scientists? (Discussion Paper)
Martin Dobiasch – University Vienna
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