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Accuracy In Measurement Of Elevation Gain In Road Cycling, Paolo Mensaspa, Eric Haakonssen, Avish Sharma, Brad Clark
Accuracy In Measurement Of Elevation Gain In Road Cycling, Paolo Mensaspa, Eric Haakonssen, Avish Sharma, Brad Clark
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Purpose
Accurate measures of elevation gain are important for monitoring energy expenditure and physical load. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of barometric devices used for measuring elevation gain.
Methods
Observational validation study. Twenty-eight barometric altimeter devices (SRM and Garmin) were used to measure total elevation gain during cycling over three different climbs (length range: 3.2-18.4 km), giving a total of 216 climbs. An online mapping tool (http://www.freemaptools.com/elevation-finder.htm) was used to calculate the criterion measure of total elevation gain. Data were categorised into two weather conditions: dry and wet.
Results
The standard errors of the estimate …