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After the intervention, athletes' 3-km completion times significantly improved (mean improvement ≈16 s, p < .05), while their freely chosen cadence showed no significant change. Based on these results, we hypothesize that performance gains were achieved through improved propulsion efficiency and force application rather than participants altering their freely chosen cadence. 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