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Sports Performance

Influence of wheel rim width on rolling resistance and off-road speed in cross-country mountain biking

Thomas MaierSection for Elite Sport, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport, Magglingen, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Beat MüllerSection for Elite Sport, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport, Magglingen, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Remo AllemannMovement and Sport Sciences, Department of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Thomas SteinerSection for Elite Sport, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport, Magglingen, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Jon Peter WehrlinSection for Elite Sport, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport, Magglingen, SwitzerlandView further author information
Pages 833-838 | Accepted 18 Aug 2018, Published online: 18 Dec 2018

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