Fueling performance: A Tour de France Femmes rider’s nutrition experience
Insights into the dietary intake of world-tour female cyclists have been scarce, until a study revealed the energy demands and nutritional strategies of a woman participating in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes. The study published in Human Kinetics...
Why women cyclists use supplements and where they buy them
A study of female cyclists in Spain found that a large majority used sports supplements more as a way to improve their overall health rather than their cycling performance. The study, published in the journal Nutrients, supports the widely held hypothesis...
Gifts for cyclists? Check out this new marketplace
Fuel Goods has launched a sports nutrition marketplace for cyclists, runners and other athletes of all levels. Among the marketplace’s offerings is the RiderBox, a box containing gels, bars, drink powders, recovery products and body care items geared specifically for...
The supplement that helped fuel a record-breaking RAAM
When Colin O’Brady and his friend Lucas Clarke set a new pairs category record in the Race Across America last June, they were burning close to 15,000 calories a day and relying on gels and drink powders to make it up. In an article in Muscle &...
Fat cyclist squashes naysayers
Marley Blonsky is a fat cyclist who makes no bones about her size. “As a fat woman with nearly 10 years of riding, thousands of miles under my wheels, and the founder of All Bodies on Bikes, a nonprofit advocating for size inclusion in cycling, I’ve come across...
Junk fuel: Olympic cyclist can’t outsprint sweet tooth
Olympic cyclist Chloé Dygert is a cheater – when it comes to her diet. Cookies and bagels are her weakness, she tells Time magazine. On Sundays when Crumbl Cookies puts out their weekly menu, she’s in for the chocolate chip cookies. But the gourmet...
Nutrition Shorts: Riley Amos partners with Kenetik, energy drink tie-ups
Mountain bike phenom Riley Amos and Kenetik, the brand behind the world’s first bioidentical ketone drinks, announce a partnership for 2024. Following a perfect season, poised as one of the most dominant under-23 mountain bikers on the circuit, Amos is...
Widespread nutrition practice among cyclists harms performance and health
Drastically cutting back on caloric intake to lose weight ahead of competition is commonplace among athletes. However, this type of 'dieting' doesn’t just diminish performances, it can also compromise their immune systems. These are the findings of a new study from...
Cycling nutrition for beginners: How to nail the basics
Getting your cycling nutrition right is a simple way to boost your performance. It might seem complex, but it's key for riding well and feeling good doing it. You need the right fuel and hydration for training and events. In this short guide, you'll learn...
Cyclists and sedentary benefit from zone 2 work, Attia says in ‘Outlive’
In an eye-opening test detailed in Peter Attia’s book, Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity, sedentary men who were insulin resistant were found to have no ability to tap into fat stores when riding a stationary bicycle at 80% of their maximum heart rate....
Oatly partners with EF Pro Cycling, supplies oat milk products
Oatmilk company Oatly has entered into a multi-year sponsorship of EF Pro Cycling. As part of the partnership, Oatly will become an official performance partner of the EF Pro men’s and women’s teams and the official worldwide co-title sponsor of the women’s...
Creatine affects performance during menstrual cycle: Study
A study of the effects of creatine on women cyclists found that the supplement can help counteract performance drops during the menstrual cycle. The 2023 study, “The Effects of Creatine Monohydrate Loading on Exercise Recovery in Active Women throughout the...