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.

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.