Mortality of French participants in the Tour de France (1947-2012)

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Authors

Éloi Marijon · Inserm

Muriel Tafflet · Délégation Paris 5

Juliana Antero · Institut de Recherche bio-Médicale et d'Epidémiologie du Sport

Nour El Helou · Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance

Geoffroy Berthelot · Institut de Recherche bio-Médicale et d'Epidémiologie du Sport

David S. Celermajer · University of Sydney

Wulfran Bougouin

Abstract

We observed a substantially and significantly lower mortality in participants in the Tour de France, compared with the general male population. However, our results do not allow us to assess in detail the balance between positive effects of high-level sports activity and selection of healthy elite athletes, vs. any potential deleterious effects of excessive physical exercise or alleged doping.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Genetics and Physical Performance Sports injuries and prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 34, Issue 40, pp. 3145-3150

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht347

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