Nutrition
All the advice and insight you need to improve your riding, enhance your performance or simply get into better shape with nutrition in cycling.
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Winter fueling: how to match your cycling nutrition to the demands of cold weather riding
Getting the most out of your winter training means making sure you are optimally fuelled for every ride - here's what you need to know about the specific demands of cold season nutrition
By Joe Laverick • Published
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Nutrition for long bike rides: what to eat before, during and after to avoid ‘bonking’ and maximise your cycling fitness gains
What you eat and drink before, during and after a big ride is the key to success
By Andy Turner • Published
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Are you fuelling optimally? The essentials of cycling nutrition
If you want the best output from your legs, you need the best input in terms of your fuelling – but how exactly?
By Deena Blacking • Last updated
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Ask a cycling coach: ‘Will I see much benefit from using branded sports nutrition products – or will any carbs do?’
Coach James Spragg take us through what the body really needs and where’s best to get it
By James Spragg • Published
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Save money, fuel better: 20 ways to slash your cycling nutrition costs
With food prices soaring, it’s getting ever more expensive to sate a cyclist’s appetite. Here’s a nutritionists’ guide on how to cut your fuelling bill – without compromising on health or cycling performance
By Anita Bean • Last updated
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Pumpkin spice up your cycling life
Pumpkin spice products to suit your cycling needs: energy bars, granola, protein and post-ride beers
By Tyler Boucher • Published
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The six golden rules of nutrition for over 40s
Your body changes over time, and so do your nutritional needs - but it’s easy to adapt and stay strong, here's how...
By Dr Marc Bubbs • Published
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Cycling and coffee: Does caffeine really boost riding performance?
How does caffeine work? Why isn’t caffeine a banned substance? Can you consume too much coffee? We take you through everything a cyclist needs to know about coffee (except for tips on how to brew it!)
By TJ Waterfall • Last updated
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Fuel for the work required: here’s how to match what you eat to your training
Matching fuelling intake to energy demands is a hot trend in high-performance cycling. Here’s why you should get on board and how to do so
By Anita Bean • Last updated
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Cyclist V. Food: what is it actually like to eat for a Tour de France stage?
The mountains of food Tour de France riders have to chomp through are nearly as daunting as the cols themselves. Our man Tom Couzens stuffs his face like never before as he mimics the diets of the pros
By Tom Couzens • Published
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This is what you have to eat to compete in the Tour de France
Three weeks, 21 stages, 3,351km, 176 riders and a combined burn of 25 million calories — so what exactly goes into fuelling the riders of the Tour de France?
By Anna Marie Hughes • Published
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Fuel like a pro: The scientific strategies that maximise performance
We all know that food equals energy, but just how scientific in your fuelling do you need to be to maximise cycling performance?
By David Bradford • Published
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We need to talk about... Gut problems
In the first of a new silence-breaking, awareness-raising series about taboo issues affecting cyclists, we lift the lid on chronic gut problems
By Chris Marshall-Bell • Last updated
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Do cyclists really need to carb-load before a big ride?
With high carbohydrate intake now seen as a 'bad thing' in some circles, we take a look at pre-ride carb-loading and sift out the misconceptions
By David Bradford • Published
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RED-S and cycling: Could you be affected by cycling’s hidden under-fuelling epidemic?
As a CW survey reveals that one in five amateur riders are putting their health at risk by under-fuelling, Michelle Arthurs-Brennan investigates how to identify the signs and always meet energy demands
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan • Published
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A cyclist's guide to following a vegetarian diet
How to get your protein, iron and Omega-3s without eating meat
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan • Published
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Mule Bar review
By Cycling Weekly • Published
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Antioxidant supplements: helpful or harmful?
By Cycling Weekly • Published
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How to make an Antioxidant Blast smoothie (video)
Give your immune system a lift with this easy to make antioxidant boosting smoothie recipe
By Paul Knott • Published
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Endurox R4 recovery drink review
Two recovery drinks from Endurox and Science in Sport go up against each other
By Cycling Weekly • Published
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CNP Elite gel Hydro Max review
CNP Elite gel Hydro Max £2
By Mike Hawkins • Published
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What do pro cyclists eat before, during and after a Monument?
It is not just skill and strength that it required to get you through a Monument, a stringent nutrition strategy must also be followed. Jan Bakelants reveals how he stays fuelled for when it really matters
By Paul Knott • Published
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The Golden Rules of nutrition
The Golden Rules of nutrition
By Cycling Weekly • Published
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Mule Bar Energy Gel review
We’ve tested Mule Bar’s all-natural vegan-friendly gels. They’re packaged in refillable containers to reduce waste
By Paul Norman • Published
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TORQ Bar review
Torq are known for their innovative flavours but does this energy bar cut the mustard?
By Paul Knott • Published
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Nutrition from nature
Step away from the supplements and give your cycling a boost with some pure, unprocessed goodness, writes Mayur Ranchordas
By Cycling Weekly • Published
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ZipVit ZV8 Energy + Bar - strawberry
Head to Head: Energy Bars - We pit two tasty energy-boosting snacks to the test to see which is bestest
By Cycling Weekly • Published
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Five pre-ride breakfasts for cyclists (video)
It’s the most important meal of the day but breakfast is so often overlooked by time-pressed cyclists; we take a look at some quick and easy breakfasts for cyclists
By Robert Hicks • Published
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Can fast food be a healthy option for cyclists?
If you’re striving to eat healthily, takeaways and restaurant meals can be a major pitfall, but there are some simple swaps you can make to win the calorie and fat battle
By Cycling Active • Published
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