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The 4-min time trials (TTs) have a high reliability with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of .98.

Practitioners can confidently use 4-min TTs to assess cycling performance in trained cyclists.

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Pairs of 4-min TTs... ICC = .98
Martin J. MacInnis et al. · International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance · 2018

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The study design includes multiple trials and statistical analysis of reliability.

Source

The Reliability of 4-Minute and 20-Minute Time Trials and Their Relationships to Functional Threshold Power in Trained Cyclists

Martin J. MacInnis et al. · International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance · 2018

DOI 10.1123/ijspp.2018-0100

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