In the past few decades, some clever marketeers decided to call some types of foods ‘super-foods’. It appeals to that part of us, which thinks we can make ourself wonderfully healthy and faster cyclists, simply by eating some Peruvian waterbeans grown in moss-covered peat. Of course, it’s not as simply as that, but a good […]
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Constant Energy Levels
One of the most useful things I’ve learnt this year, is managing blood sugar levels to avoid spikes and crashes in energy levels. Have you ever had that experience of eating a meal and then one hour later feeling very sleepy? I often had a routine of having a cappuccino in morning. Then for lunch […]
Food Before and During Cycling
There are numerous theories about optimal nutrition for cycle training. If you read all the conflicting reports and theories it can leave your head spinning. However, away from all the theories, I think the best advice is to follow basic common sense. Eating Pre Training. Before a training ride, I try to leave a gap […]
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