Elite cyclists are more resilient to mental fatigue
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 13:31
in Psychology & Sociology
As British cyclist Chris Froome celebrates his third Tour de France victory, research shows for the first time that elite endurance athletes have superior ability to resist mental fatigue. The new finding showed that while the recreational cyclists slowed down after performing a computerized cognitive task to induce mental fatigue, the professional cyclists' time trial performance was not affected.