Table 1

Experimental design for the 7-day (DO to D7) taper protocols. Time is expressed in minutes, and denoted in the table with an apostrophe ('); 20TT = simulated 20 km time trial performance ride.

TAPER
DO
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7

T30 (n = 5)
20TT
Rest
60'
55'
50'
45'
Rest
20TT
T50 (n = 5)
20TT
Rest
45'
40'
35'
30'
Rest
20TT
T80 (n = 5)
20TT
Rest
30'
15'
10'
5'
Rest
20TT

Neary et al. Dynamic Medicine 2005 4:4   doi:10.1186/1476-5918-4-4