The primary author was also employed as a biomechanics expert by the team,
and all the pro cyclists in the study. The primary author also shows
bias in the same paper to assume pulling up technique is better.
Therefore it's reasonable to assume that the pro cyclists on that team were
practicing pulling up.
No study was done on efficiency (o2 consumption or other), and no study was
done on improving sustained power. The pros remained pros. The club cyclists
remained club cyclists.
So all that was shown was that a group of 11 cyclists that were coached to
believe pulling up was important, and cycled 30,000 km in a year pulling up,
were better at pulling up than other cyclists.
and all the pro cyclists in the study. The primary author also shows
bias in the same paper to assume pulling up technique is better.
Therefore it's reasonable to assume that the pro cyclists on that team were
practicing pulling up.
No study was done on efficiency (o2 consumption or other), and no study was
done on improving sustained power. The pros remained pros. The club cyclists
remained club cyclists.
So all that was shown was that a group of 11 cyclists that were coached to
believe pulling up was important, and cycled 30,000 km in a year pulling up,
were better at pulling up than other cyclists.