Valenzuela Ruiz, Pedro LuisMuriel, XabierVan Erp, TeunMateo March, ManuelGandía Soriano, AlexisZabala, MikelLamberts, Robert P.Lucía Mulas, AlejandroBarranco Gil, DavidPallarés, Jesús G.2022-10-202022-10-202022Valenzuela, P. L., Muriel, X., Van Erp, T., Mateo-March, M., Gandía-Soriano, A., Zabala, M., Lamberts, R. P., Lucía, A., Barranco-Gil, D., & Pallarés, J. G. (2022). The Record Power Profile of Male Professional Cyclists: Normative Values Obtained From a Large Database. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17(5), 701–710. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2021-02631555-02651555-0273http://hdl.handle.net/11268/11619Purpose: To present normative data for the record power profile of male professional cyclists attending to team categories and riding typologies. Methods: Power output data registered from 4 professional teams during 8 years (N = 144 cyclists, 129,262 files, and 1062 total seasons [7 (5) per cyclist] corresponding to both training and competition sessions) were analyzed. Cyclists were categorized as ProTeam (n = 46) or WorldTour (n = 98) and as all-rounders (n = 65), time trialists (n = 11), climbers (n = 50), sprinters (n = 11), or general classification contenders (n = 7). The record power profile was computed as the highest maximum mean power (MMP) value attained for different durations (1 s to 240 min) in both relative (W·kg-1) and absolute units (W). Results: Significant differences between ProTeam and WorldTour were found for both relative (P = .002) and absolute MMP values (P = .006), with WT showing lower relative, but not absolute, MMP values at shorter durations (30-60 s). However, higher relative and absolute MMP values were recorded for very short- (1 s) and long-duration efforts (60 and 240 min for relative MMP values and ≥5 min for absolute ones). Differences were also found regarding cyclists' typologies for both relative and absolute MMP values (P < .001 for both), with sprinters presenting the highest relative and absolute MMP values for short-duration efforts (5-30 s) and general classification contenders presenting the highest relative MMP values for longer efforts (1-240 min). Conclusions: The present results--obtained from the largest cohort of professional cyclists assessed to date-could be used to assess cyclists' capabilities and indicate that the record power profile can differ between cyclists' categories and typologies.engCiclismoRendimiento atléticojournal article10.1123/ijspp.2021-0263restricted accessAtletaHombreAnálisis de datos