KINEMATICS ANALYSIS OF ROAD CYCLING
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This study was conducted in an experimental research modul. The objective of this study was to compare the Kinematic variables, including the angle of the ankle, knee, hip and the center of the body, which affected leg speed in road cycling among amateur and professional athletes. The samples used in this research inclucled fifteen amateur road bike athletes and fifteen professionals. The data were analyzed with a 3D motion analysis program to analyze the motion of the center of gravity (CG). The data were analyzed using mean,standard deviation,the minimum and maximum value of Kinetic variables, including hip joint,ankle and center of gravity (CG) which compare the Kinetic parameters between amateur and professional groups on leg speed using a pair of a t-test with a statistical significance level of 0.05.
The results showed that significant difference was found at the level of .05 in all aspects around the center of gravity of the body in each period at 70, 80, 90,100and110, respectively. In addition, the mean and standard deviation of the angle of the hip, angle, knee and ankle angle were found in each period of at 70, 80, 90,100and110,respectively.No significant difference was found in both groups.
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