Cycling as the Best Sub-8-Hour Performance Predictor in Full Distance Triathlon For all triathlon distances (short distance, Olympic distance, Half-Ironman and Ironman), triathlets spend more time with cycling than swimming or running.However, running has proven to be the discipline with the greatest influence on the overall performance on the Olympic distance. However, there is no evidence that discipline has the largest influence on the Ironman route (3.8 km swimming / 180 km cycling / 42.195 km), especially for the fastest athletes of all time. The total separation times of 51 fastest triathlets (all under 8 hours) were examined, while a sample of 44 participants was considered for the meantime. The discipline that seemed to predict the closing time was cycling, followed by running and swimming. In addition, cycling was the discipline with the highest performance improvement over the years, while the performance was easily decreased.
Lower the line, cycling seems to be discipline that has the greatest influence on the end result at the Ironman Triathlon. The complete work can be found under https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/1/24