Sagan and teammates undergo routine checks during Croatian team camp
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Peter Sagan went through several physical tests(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Albert Contador and Peter Sagan during the press conference at the Thalassotherapia Opatija clinic (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
The Tinkoff Saxo team enjoy a gentle spin at their training camp(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
The Tinkoff Saxo riders keep their winter fitness levels up(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
The Tinkoff Saxo riders at their photo shoot in Croatia(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Tinkoff Saxo training in Croatia(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
At the start of Peter Sagan's medical examination(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Jesus Hernandez (Tinkoff Saxo)(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Stefano Feltrin (right) watches on as Daniele Bennati is tested(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Jesus Hernandez begins his medical(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Daniele Bennati is given a strength test(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff Saxo)(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Peter Sagan is about to start his medical(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Alberto Contador meets fans at the Thalassotherapia Opatija clinic (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
The Tinkoff Saxo riders are presented at the Thalassotherapia Opatija clinic (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
Alberto Contador, Robert Kiserlovski and Peter Sagan(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
The Tinkoff Saxo team in Croatia(Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)
The Tinkoff-Saxo team's last training camp of 2015 or first of the 2016 campaign – depending on interpretation – took place in Porec, Croatia, this week.
Along with welcoming new riders and team staff to the squad, and enjoying a few short end-of-season spins, the riders went through a series of health checks and medical examinations as the state-of-art Thalassotherapia Opatija clinic.
The riders went through what the medical staff termed as, "preventive examination, which consists of testing the vital capacity, and lung and cardio-respiratory function using stress tests on a bike, ergometer, combined with spirometry; isokinetic which is used for screening of all possible injuries and an ultrasound of the heart."
The group of athletes were first ushered into a medical waiting room and asked to fill out questionnaires surrounding their health and consent. Then the local medical team entered the fray and called a register.
"It is interesting that, even out of the competing season, when they are not in a top shape, these top cyclists are achieving 40 to 50 per cent better results than the average person who does recreational sports," said prof. Dr. Vedran Buršić, Head of Diagnostic Department of Thalassotherapia Opatija.
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All of the riders were given a full bill of health and even team manager Stefano Feltrin went through the health checks with his riders. The team will now disband for the next few weeks before their December training camp.
