Mean and standard deviation of —highest measured during any graded exercise test (GXT); GXT -highest measured during each GXT; VEB highest measured during each verification exhaustive bout (VEB); , highest measured during either the GXT or corresponding VEB.

<p>Mean and standard deviation of GXT duration, max power (Watts) from each GXT, percentage of maximum power from the prolonged GXT expressed as a percentage of W maximum power from GXT₁ and power of each VEB (Watts) from the GXTs. Relative power of the verification exhaustive bout expressed as a percentage (%) of the maximal power measured during the GXT. The subscript (i.e., 1, 3, 4, 7 or 10) refers to the stage duration (minutes) for each test.