Participants
Twelve male cyclists participated in this study (32.3±7.2 years old, 73.3±10.7 kg, 174.5±4.7 cm). Participants had 6.2±3.3 years of experience in cycling (training frequency: 5.0±1.1 days/week and weekly training load of 124.2±45.6 min/day). All participants also participated in regional and national competitions (approximately one competition per month). Participants were classified as trained or recreationally trained cyclists, according to their maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O