The internship aims to introduce the mechanics of locomotion on a bicycle and the main factors that determine cycling performance. Students should be able to understand the basic principles of proper saddle positioning to prevent discomfort, injuries, and optimize performance.

• Bicycle geometry, components, and materials.
• Basic concepts of biomechanics applied to cycling: applied kinetics and kinematics.
• Relationship between force, power, and cadence.
• Tests for analyzing the force-velocity curve in cycling.
• Efficiency indices of pedaling.
• Acquisition and analysis of the crank-torque profile.
• Performance evaluation tests in cycling.

Sports Biomechanics

Knowledge and Understanding:

Understanding of the parameters influencing the mechanics of locomotion on a bicycle.

Applied Knowledge and Understanding:

Students will apply acquired knowledge in the biomechanical analysis of cycling sports gestures.

Autonomy of Judgment:

In the process of knowledge formation, students are tasked with making choices and organizing the preparation phases for the planned tests.

Communication Skills:

During the course, students will formulate hypotheses for evaluation modules for various phases of specific sports gestures.

Learning Skills:

Through the aforementioned components, students are expected to demonstrate their independently developed acquisition and connection capabilities, as well as the ability to retrieve scientific literature on the subject.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Traditional frontal lectures and practical laboratory activities.

Innovative teaching methods

Innovative teaching methodologies such as Problem-Based Learning and Learning by Doing will be used.

Attendance

The minimum attendance requirement complies with the internship course regulations of the degree program (minimum of 65% of presence). Regarding practical exercise activities, attendance is defined as active participation in the lesson.

Course books

No specific study texts are required, aside from the slides provided by the instructor. For further exploration of the topics analyzed, the recommended text is: Cheung & Zabala. *Cycling Science*. Human Kinetics, 2017 (https://us.humankinetics.com/products/cycling-science).

Assessment

Not specified.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

To provide non-attending students with the opportunity to compensate through self-study for what is covered during the lessons, the following materials, which refer to the same program content, are indicated to promote full understanding: Cheung & Zabala. Cycling Science. Human Kinetics, 2017 (https://us.humankinetics.com/products/cycling-science).