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The perception of the decision to stop an extreme physical effort, known as task failure, is a widely debated topic in the field of endurance sports (Burnley & Jones, 2018; Iannetta et al., 2022). This phenomenon can be understood as a continuum ranging from completely voluntary decisions, based on the perception of fatigue and self-control, to decisions perceived as involuntary, attributable to physiological or psychological limitations beyond the athlete's control. In the context of cycling, the use of advanced technologies such as power meters and heart rate monitors has transformed the way athletes regulate their effort (Sundström et al., 2013). Previous studies have shown that access to contextual information, such as elapsed time or distance, can influence performance and effort tolerance (Albertus et al., 2005; Mauger, 2009). For example, athletes who receive feedback or verbal encouragement tend to maintain higher motivation and prolong their effort compared to those without such information (Barwood et al., 2015; Midgley et al., 2018). However, the influence of the availability of objective performance information on the perception of the voluntariness of the decision to stop has not been studied. A previous study from our lab (Pérez-Díaz et al., 2025) showed that cyclists attribute task failure to a complex interaction of physiological, psychological, and contextual factors. The results highlighted that physical sensations such as muscle pain and breathing difficulty are the most prominent indicators at the point of maximal effort, but also revealed that a significant proportion of cyclists do not perceive having reached their maximal effort before stopping. Furthermore, cyclists who use power meters rated the decision to stop the effort as more involuntary than those who do not use power meters, possibly due to the influence of these technologies on the interpretation of performance and perceived effort levels. This study raises fundamental questions about how the perception of control and the availability of objective feedback could modulate the decision to stop the effort. The present study aims to explore these dynamics in a controlled experimental design. It seeks to determine whether access to power data affects the perception of voluntariness/involuntariness in the decision to stop. Additionally, it aims to confirm that access to performance information contributes to prolonging the effort, regardless of the perception of the voluntariness of the decision to stop.

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