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    What Do Pro Cyclists Eat? I asked Ben O’Connor, Jack Haig & Mike Woods for their advice…



    I asked three of the world’s best cyclists what they eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner while training and racing. A pro cyclist insight with Ben O’Connor, Jack Haig, and Mike Woods.

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    00:00 Intro
    01:40 What I eat for breakfast
    02:33 What Mike eats before riding
    03:55 What Ben eats before training
    06:40 What Jack eats before riding
    08:10 Explaining my training ride & fuelling
    09:05 What Ben eats during training
    14:30 Mike’s Grand Tour diet (Vuelta Espana)
    17:50 Jack’s post-ride routine
    19:00 Ben’s post-ride lunch
    27:05 Ben’s final thoughts

    This ride was filmed in Andorra, where many professional cyclists live and train. Riders like Magnus Cort, James Knox, Pavel Sivakov, Luke Durbridge, Mark Donovan, Sepp Kuss, Robert Gesink, Julian Alaphilippe, Carlos Verona, George Bennett and others use the mountains of Andorra to train with teams such INEOS-Grenadiers, Jumbo Visma, UAE Team Emirates, EF-Education Pro Cycling.

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    5. swites on

      Super interesting. Z3 for me starts around 215W's. I think I make the mistake of doing my Z2 rides too high like 200 to 205W's instead of lower Z2 like 170W's. And need to eat more. Need to control that cycling ego. Man, Woods is surprisingly muscular for a cyclist.

    8. durianrider on

      Ive worked with a lot of WT riders over the years. The commo trend is they believe the old 'sugar is bad' gig and once they do my protocols they have their best wkg of their careers.

      When you run short of sugar you kill off a massive amount of red blood cells.

      Do your bloods every month so you can track what is working and what isnt.

      Track your b12, ferritin, free testosterone, estrogen, ha1c, hemoglobin and ESR.

    18. Chris Ko on

      Mike's about the only rider of his team I will miss in the World Tour next year. God, his team management is awful when it comes to rider recruitment, the relegation is imminent and well deserved.

    21. GumpiDemo on

      Hello Tristan. Recently came across your channel. I really enjoy going through your videos. I do have a question, is it possible that you would provide us with the information on that Ben’s espresso machine, what brand and model is it? Thank you.

    29. Vxtra on

      I ride 40 km a day to work 6/7 avg of 30 km usually and lift weights 5/7
      Its been a long process but i started at 3k calories 6 years ago, that was far from enough
      Slowly ramped it up to a daily amount of 4.5-4.8k
      1 day which is my free day i don't ride or lift i'll eat about 3-3.5k cals
      Water intake is always above 5L of water

      Always eat enough, you should never feel hungry
      Always drink enough water
      Always get enough sleep

      or you will never improve

    30. Judd76 on

      WoW – again great insight – what an amazing channel and clearly you have great rapport amongst your peers – how good are those Perth riders 😉..

    31. Steve Alderete on

      I just discovered and joined the channel today, and I have got to say your videos are well done and educational. This is my fourth or fifth video of the day (recouping from a small injury) and I have enjoyed and learned from everyone.

    34. Steve Knowles on

      I prefer nut milk over oats.. nuts higher quality food. In 18 Adventure races also proved nut bars heaps better energy than Oat bars. All the cheap cereals have oats.

    35. Scuba Way of Life on

      @tristantakesvideo thanks for putting up this content. You just helped me start figuring a very important aspect that was missing in my cycling life🙏 you are 🌟 keep rockin 🤙🏽🤟🏽

    36. Durianrider Cycling Tips on

      It is good Mike was objective with his sugar intake numbers. 60g an hour is pretty low sugar intake per hour if you want to feel fresh and vital when you come home. 100-150g of sugar per hour is best for recovery and coming home like you can still function around the house or at work.

    37. Ben Van Gils on

      Fantastic video! I've been incorporating the advice from Ben O'Connor, Jack Haig, and Mike Woods into my cycling nutrition routine. I also find the Pacing Sticker to be an invaluable tool for planning and pacing my rides. Thanks for sharing this valuable insight!

    38. Chaim Mendel on

      Been saying this for years now, but athletes today are all professional biologists compared to the riders of the 20th century. Todays cyclists must be given so much training on the science

    39. Christian keim on

      I went 100% plant based. I've noticed the change in my diet that my fatigue is limited, my recovery is fast and my health is insane. Eat like a god, ride like a god ❤😂😊

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