An Overview of the Athlete’s Biological Passport (ABP) in Professional Road Cycling and causes of natural variation within the ABP

Rory Nolan; Richard Usher; Neil Heron

doi:10.28985/1920.jsc.02

An Overview of the Athlete’s Biological Passport (ABP) in Professional Road Cycling and causes of natural variation within the ABP

Rory Nolan, Richard Usher, Neil Heron

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

This article provides an overview of the athlete’s biological passport (ABP) within professional sport, with a particular focus on professional road cycling. We describe the rationale behind the ABP, what is recorded on it (particularly focusing on the haematological passport), what can cause ‘natural’ variations to it and discuss its role within professional sport. These ‘natural’ variations often occur at Grand Tours but more research is required into what happens during these multiple-stage road cycling races in terms of the ABP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-8
Journal	Journal of Science and Cycling
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.28985/1920.jsc.02
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2019

Keywords

Athlete biological passport
ABP
natural variations
road cycling

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