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As an ambitious cyclist, you would know the significance of ideal cycling nutrition, but the wealth of data can be complex, confusing and conflicting. No matter how much you might invest in new wheels or how hard you would train, a great nutrition and cycling diet is the basis for staying in good health and having the joy of cycling. What you would put into your body is what you will get in return. The aim is to take a cyclist back to the basics for the easy approach to getting it right. It would be best if you aimed to make your diet right and not only focus on getting the right mountain bike helmets.

Ideal nutrition impacts every aspect of cycling. We will discuss the roles of carbohydrates and protein and assist you in planning your meals as in what to eat more, during cycling and after the cycling session. This will help you form your cycling diet plan. There are tons of Road cycling helmet which every cyclist pays heed to.  Cycling nutrition and the significance of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrate is known to be the body’s choice of fuel for cycling. We can store it in glycogen in the liver and muscles, which is supposed to be sufficient fuel for approximately 90 minutes of exercise. Anything beyond 90 minutes would mean that we should take extra carbohydrates at regular intervals to avoid the dreaded cycling bonk. When the body does not have energy, the cycling session comes to a halt or at least becomes a bit shaky. If you have been training for a long period like a race, audax or sportive, it is really important to practice several fuelling strategies.

Not only does it assist in fixing the strategy in your mind and making it familiar with it. It can assist in training your body and digestive system to absorb the carbohydrate better.

Consisting of the nutrition and fueling strategy in training would mean that you will also develop and support the needs for weight loss, strength and endurance capability. It depends on the intensity of the ride, and your aim should be between 30g-60g of carbs per hour & up to 90g if a mix of fructose & glucose is providing the carbs.  

During the long rides, we choose to take both an electrolyte drink & a bottle of water and use Di Bosco, Ciocco, Avanti Bars & Classico for the sodium content, which can help with hydrating. All of the bars provide a good mix of carbs.