If a Cyclist Started a Race and Rode at a near Maximum

question 46

Multiple Choice

If a cyclist started a race and rode at a near maximum speed, which of the following fuel sources would be used up first?

• A) fat in the muscle cells
• B) muscle glycogen
• C) liver glycogen
• D) muscle creatine-phosphate
• E) all of these would be exhausted simultaneously

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Definitions:

Capacity

The throughput, or number of units a facility can hold, receive, store, or produce in a period of time.

Demand

The quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a certain price.

Lead

The initiation or start of a project or process, or the advantage or interval by which someone or something is ahead in a competition or race.

Lag

The time delay between a cause and its observable effect, often used in economics, technology, and signal processing contexts.