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Testing for acceleration performance in elite sprint track cyclists: A cross-sectional analysis Cover

Testing for acceleration performance in elite sprint track cyclists: A cross-sectional analysis

Open Access
|Sep 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Study design protocol.

Table 1

Results of track-based performance test, Specific 6-second Peak Power Test and Non-specific Countermovement Jump (Mean ± SD and CV)

Mean ± SDCV (%)
Track-based performance
TACC (s)6.91 ± 0.142.1
Specific 6-second peak power test
PPO6s (W)2118 ± 24511.6
rPPO6s (W/kg)24.3 ± 2.08.2
MPO6s (W)1934 ± 23912.4
rMPO6s (W/kg)22.2 ± 2.09.1
Non-specific Countermovement Jump
CMJ (cm)50.8 ± 5.09.9
PPOCMJ (W)4974 ± 4809.7
rPPOCMJ (W/kg)57.1 ± 3.45.9

Abbreviations: T ACC – acceleration time on 62.5 m, PPO6s – peak power output in 6 s test, rPPO6s – relative peak power output per body weight in 6 s test, MPO6s – mean power in 6 s test, relative MPO6s – relative mean power per body weight in 6 s test, CMJ – countermovement jump, PPOCMJ – peak power output calculated from CMJ, rPPOCMJ – relative peak power output per body weight calculated from CMJ.

Table 2

Matrix of Pearson’s correlation coefficients

T ACC PPO6s rPPO6″ MPO6″ rMPO6″ CMJPPOCMJ rPPOCMJ
T ACC X−0.73**−0,80**−0.78**−0.86***−0.87***−0.72**−0.85***
PPO6s X0.78**0.98***0.77**0.79**0.94***0.65*
rPPO6″ X0.77**0.96***0.87***0.63*0.88***
MPO6″ X0.82***0.81***0.94***0.68*
rMPO6″ X0.89***0.66**0.89***
CMJX0.81***0.97***
PPOCMJ X0.68*
rPPOCMJ X

Abbreviations: TACC – acceleration time on 62.5 m, PPO6″ – peak power output in 6 s test, rPPO6″ – relative peak power output per body weight in 6 s test, MPO6″ – mean power in 6 s test, rMPO6″ – relative mean power per body weight in 6 s test, CMJ – countermovement jump height, PPOCMJ – peak power output calculated from CMJ, rPPOCMJ – relative peak power output per body weight calculated from CMJ. Statistically significant: * – p < 0.05, ** – p < 0.01, *** – p < 0.001.

Figure 2

The Pearson’s correlation between T ACC and relative avgPO6s (a), CMJ height (b).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37190/abb/220281 | Journal eISSN: 2450-6303 | Journal ISSN: 1509-409X
Language: English
Page range: 20 - 27
Submitted on: Mar 12, 2026
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2026
Published on: Sep 21, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Kamil Michalik, Tomasz Kowalski, Andrzej Klusiewicz, Dariusz Mroczek, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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