How triathletes hold-ride the bike through boxes during the first transition. A proposal of classification
Fernández-Rodríguez, Emilio,Merino-Marban, Rafael,Romero-Ramos, Óscar,April-Cullimore, Jemma
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- Language
- en
Abstract
A proposal is submit for the classification referring to the way in which triathletes carry their bicycles into the boxes during the first transition. This area must be covered on foot carrying the bicycle next to you. The demonstration was made up by the participants of three Spanish Championships and age groups of different distances and types (407 triathletes). They were recorded on film from the time they took their bikes down and moved through the boxes. The purpose is to determinate how the binomial triathlete-bicycle was moved into the transition area, (hold-riding), in other words, in which part of the bike they put their hands. It’s the moment in which, having everything necessary to peddle, the triathlete picks up their bike, and travels through the transition area carrying the bike next to them as fast as possible. It was concluded that there were four habitual types of hold-riding bikes in the transition area.
Full text
Grant received from University of Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. HOW TRIATHLETES HOLD-RIDE THE BIKE THROUGH BOXES DURING THE FIRST TRANSITION. A PROPOSAL OF CLASSIFICATION. Emilio Fernández-Rodríguez 1, Rafael Merino-Marban 1, Oscar Romero-Ramos1, Jemma April-Cullimore2 1 Lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences of Education. University of Málaga. Faculty of Education. 2 Primary School Teacher. Corresponding author: Emilio Fernández-Rodríguez; Primavera street, nº 20, Urb Cotomar, Rincón de la Victoria, 29730 (Málaga-Spain); [email protected] Summary. A proposal is submit for the classification referring to the way in which triathletes carry their bicycles into the boxes during the first transition. This area must be covered on foot carrying the bicycle next to you. The demonstration was made up by the participants of three Spanish Championships and age groups of different distances and types (407 triathletes). They were recorded on film from the time they took their bikes down and moved through the boxes. The purpose is to determinate how the binomial triathlete-bicycle was moved into the transition area, (hold-riding), in other words, in which part of the bike they put their hands. It’s the moment in which, having everything necessary to peddle, the triathlete picks up their bike, and travels through the transition area carrying the bike next to them as fast as possible. It was concluded that there were four habitual types of hold-riding bikes in the transition area. Key words: Guiding the bike to the transition exit, swimming‐cycling transition, T1.
