The BASES Cycling Performance Group was founded in December 2005 and now has over 50 members with an academic or professional interest in the science of performance cycling. Dr Louis Passfield of British Cycling is convenor and Andy Kirkland of Scottish Institute of Sport is group organiser.

The Mission of the BASES Cycling Performance interest group is to promote excellence in research and application of science of cycling

(a) promote research, and collaborative work between interested colleagues, in the area of cycling performance from disciplinary, inter- and multi- disciplinary perspectives.

(b) be inclusive of in all disciplines within able-bodied and disabled cycle sport,

(c) to encourage evidence based practice within cycle sport.

(d) disseminate of knowledge to both peer and lay populations

(d) develop and maintain high professional standards for those involved in the Cycling Performance Interest Group.

(e) promote BASES by forming links with Governing Bodies and other relevant groups within cycle sport, both nationally and internationally

(f) to provide a forum in which all of the above can be facilitated.

Members are invited to comment or contribute to this action plan by the 31st of July 2006

Please click here for a copy of the action plan.

BASES Inaugural Cycling Interest Group in Association with the 1st World Conference of Science in Cycling
held at the University of Birmingham on 29th/30th April 2006

Please click here for the abstract booklet.

Please click here for Minutes of the conference.

PDF files of the following presentations are available from the conference website. Please click here www.endurancesportscience.com/files06/index.html

Dr David Martin Altitude Training: A Challenge for Coach and Scientist
Dr Iñigo Mujika Managing fatigue and recovery in the competitive period
Prof Peter Hespel Power - Cadence relationship in cyclists: Possible implications for training
Chris Boardman Applied Sports Science
Prof Asker Jeukendrup Fuelling for performance
Dr Kevin Tipton Nutritional Interventions to Enhance Recovery
Dr James Martin Crank length, power, and efficiency: What matters and what doesn't
Dr David Martin Cycling Power Output: An Aussie Sport Science Perspective
Dr James Martin The SRM Wind Tunnel: Coming to a road near you!
Dr Andrew Coggan and Lindsay Edwards Making sense out of apparent chaos: analyzing data from on-bike power meters


BASES Cycling Interest Group Mini-symposium

Dr Jamie Pringle The critical power model in performance cycling: its meaning and uses
Dr Chris Beedie Is caffeine all in the head? Evidence for placebo effects attributable to caffeine in cycling performance
Abby Foad Caffeine works whether you believe it or not: evidence for pharmacological effects of caffeine ingestion on 40km cycling performance
Dr Martin Bailey Force measurement at the pedal: An aid to understanding injury and performance?

Group News

BASES Annual Conference Monday 11th September 1300-1400

BASES Special Interest Group: Cycling Performance

British Cycling Workshop: Multi-disciplinary assessment of an elite cyclist

Dr. Louis Passfield will present a case study which will consist of data and/or information on an elite cyclist competing at an international event. Discussion will consider training/competition strategies and possible ergogenic interventions.

Cycling Module at UCLAN

Chris Edmundson at UCLAN is in the process of validating a cycling specific unit for a sports technology degree. Full details are on the BASES message board. Please contact Chris if you can help.

Andy Kirkland, Scottish Institute of Sport