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This year's symposium program was packed with presentations, demonstrations and hands-on learning opportunities. The faculty included some of the best scientists, coaches and clinicians involved in cycling research and performance.
The schedule is below. Click here to view the Lecture Summaries
Confirmed Speakers:
| • | Hunter Allen, Founder, Peaks Coaching Group |
| • | Jeff Broker, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs |
| • | Jay Dicharry, MPT, SPEED Clinic Director, University of Virginia |
| • | Conrad Earnest, PhD, Director, Exercise Testing Core, Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
| • | Dan Empfield, Founder, QR, Slowtwitch and FIST |
| • | Joe Friel, MS, Author of Training Bible series, Founder, TrainingPeaks |
| • | Bob Gregor, PhD, Professor, Georgia Tech University |
| • | Dan Heil, PhD, Associate Professor, Montana State University |
| • | Maury Hull, PhD, Professor, UC Davis |
| • | Therese Johnston, PhD, PT, MBA, Research Specialist, Shriners Hospital for Children |
| • | Jim Martin, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah |
| • | Guillaume Mornieux, PhD, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| • | Paul Levine, Owner, Signature Cycles |
| • | Heidi Ploeg, PhD, Assistant Professor, UW Madison |
| • | Andy Pruitt, EdD, Director, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine |
| • | Lori Richman, Director of HR, Quality Bicycle Products |
| • | Stuart Rugg, PhD, Associate Professor, Occidental College |
| • | Bjoern Stapelfeldt, PhD, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| • | Steve Schrader, PhD, NIOSH |
| • | Paul Swift, Founder, BikeFit.com and The Cleat Wedge |
| • | Darryl Thelen, PhD, Associate Professor, UW Madison |
| • | Katrina "Kit" Vogel, MS, DPT, Physical Therapist, Seattle Washington |
| Date/Time | 2008 Symposium Program | |
| 4-8pm | Sunday, 1/27/08 | |
| 6-8pm | Registration Open | |
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| Opening Cocktail Reception | ||
| Monday, 1/28/08 | ||
| 7am-5pm | Registration open | |
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| 8-8:45am | Opening remarks (R. Browning) | |
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| 9-10:15 | Foot Position and Pedaling Mechanics (M. Hull) | |
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| 10:30-11:45 | 105 years of cycling, science and legend: Lessons learned from the Tour de France (C. Earnest) | |
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| 11:45-12:30 | New Product Launch: Tarryan Technologies | |
| 12-1pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1-2:15 | The cyclist's knee -- common injuries, causes and solutions (A. Pruitt) | |
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| 1-3:30 | SICI Studio Room Open | |
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| 3:00-8:00 | EXPO/POSTER AREA OPEN | |
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| 2:30-3:45 | Myth and Science in Cycling: Crank Length and Pedaling Technique (J. Martin) | |
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| 4-5:15 | Retailer Breakouts Dynamic Fitting (T. Carver)
Fit Training (SICI staff)
Fit Business Fundamentals (P. Levine) Coaching Presentation Elite cycling biomechanics (J. Broker) Clinical Presentation The Risks and Benefits of Varus, Valgus or Neutral Forefoot Alignment in Cycling (K. Vogel) |
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| 5:30-6:30 | Panel Discussion (day's speakers) | |
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| 5:30-7:30 | SICI Studio Room Open | |
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| 6:30-7:30 | Yoga (M. Sylvester) | |
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| 6:30-7:30 | Specialized Presentation - BG Fit | |
| Tuesday, 1/29/08 | ||
| 7am-5pm | Registration open | |
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| 8-9:15am | Cycling Biomechanics of Physically Challenged Athletes (B. Gregor) | |
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| 9:30-10:30 | The Power of Personality: Leverage your personality to connect with others (L. Richman) |
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| 10:45-11:45 | Retailer Breakouts Dynamic Fitting (T. Carver) Fit Training (SICI staff) Functional Anatomy (S. Rugg) Coaching Presentation Small Changes in Body Position and Saddle Design: Influence on Optimal Cycle Positioning? (D. Heil) Clinical Presentation Cycling as a Rehabilitation Tool for Orthopedic and Neurological conditions (T. Johnston) |
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| 12-1pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1-7 | EXPO/POSTER AREA AND SICI FIT STUDIO OPEN | |
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| 1-2:15 | Retailer Demonstration Foot/Pedal Interface: The Real World Approach (P. Swift) Coaching Presentation Robustness of the cycling pattern? (G. Mornieux) Clinical Presentation Sex and Saddles: What is the problem? What is the fix? (S. Schrader) |
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| 2:30-2:45 | Bicycling Awards for Excellence in Applied Science | |
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| 2:45-4 | A Bike Geometry Esperanto (D. Empfield) | |
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| 4:15-5:30 | Wind tunnel testing without a wind tunnel: Using a power meter to determine aerodynamic drag (J. Martin) Clinical Panel Discussion |
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| 5:30-6:30 | Steady-State Training and Racing (J. Friel) | |
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| 6:30-7:30 | Yoga (M. Sylvester) | |
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| 6:30-7:30 | Specialized Presentation - SBCU | |
| Wednesday, 1/30/08 | ||
| 7am-12pm | Registration open | |
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| 8-9:15am | Pelvic Motion and Saddle Pressure during Seated Cycling (D. Thelen/H. Ploeg) | |
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| 9:30-10:30 | Abstracts 1) Effect of cleat placement and seat tube angle on muscle activation and pedaling kinetics (L. Childers) 2) Effect of graded bicycle seat pressure on perineal compression (E. Bressel) 3) Bicycle geometry as a determinate of sagittal-plane kinematics while time-trial cycling (R. Pickels) Abstracts 1) Effect of a dynamically weighted wheel in a roll-down study (J. Voelkel, R. Kalil) 2) Local and global factors affecting the optimal cadence in cycling (U. Emanuele) 3) Cycling aerodynamic drag and pedaling effectiveness of bilateral amputee triathlete Scott Rigsby (S. Kondor) Abstracts 1) Cycling with Functional Electrical Stimulation in Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury: A case report (T. Johnston) 2) Pedaling asymmetry in uni-lateral transtibial amputee cyclists: implications for rehabilitation (L Childers) |
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| 10:45-11:45 | Retailer Breakouts Dynamic Fitting (T. Carver) Fit Training (SICI staff) Fit Business Fundamentals (P. Levine) Coaching Presentation What is 'Form' and how to predict when you'll have 'Form' using power based training (H. Allen) Clincal Presentation Low Back Pain in cyclists: from static to dynamic (J. Dicharry) |
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| 12-1 | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1-2:15 | Pedal Force Measurement for Diagnosis and Performance Enhancement (B. Stapelfeldt) | |
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| 1-4 | EXPO/POSTER AREA AND SICI FIT STUDIO OPEN | |
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| 2:30-3:30 | Future Directions (R. Browning) | |
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| 3:45-5:00 | Wrap-Up Discussion | |
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