However, this figure falls short when it comes to counting the total of what they eat throughout the day. Including breakfast, dinner and meals during the stage a professional cyclist consumes a half 6,000 kilocalories for each of the days of the Tour de France. In the mountain stages, where the energy demand is greater, They exceed 8,000 kilocalories.
According to the menu made by the doctors and nutritionists of each team, approximately 60 percent of nutrients must be carbohydrates. So much food spinning in the stomach continuously makes stomach ailments something frequent in the platoon.
And what happens if the same diet is followed without getting on the bicycle? A Norwegian journalist has proven to sit at the table to Eat 8,290 kilocalories in a day. You can see the result in this video:
[embed] http://youtu.be/jwgslgjuoc0[/embed]
Eggs, meat, cereals, pasta, rice, dairy, milkshakes, energy bars ... These are some of the ingredients that make up the daily diet of a professional cyclist during a large round in stages such as the Tour de France. So far nothing out of the ordinary.
What differentiates this diet from any other fan or athlete amateur They are the amounts of these dishes that eat in full competition. During the course of each stage the runners consume 250 to 400 kilocalories per hour While pedaling, which makes an average of 2,000 kilocalories without getting out of the bicycle.
However, this figure falls short when it comes to counting the total of what they eat throughout the day. Including breakfast, dinner and meals during the stage a professional cyclist consumes a half 6,000 kilocalories for each of the days of the Tour de France. In the mountain stages, where the energy demand is greater, They exceed 8,000 kilocalories.
According to the menu made by the doctors and nutritionists of each team, approximately 60 percent of nutrients must be carbohydrates. So much food spinning in the stomach continuously makes stomach ailments something frequent in the platoon.
And what happens if the same diet is followed without getting on the bicycle? A Norwegian journalist has proven to sit at the table to Eat 8,290 kilocalories in a day. You can see the result in this video:
[embed] http://youtu.be/jwgslgjuoc0[/embed]
However, this figure falls short when it comes to counting the total of what they eat throughout the day. Including breakfast, dinner and meals during the stage a professional cyclist consumes a half 6,000 kilocalories for each of the days of the Tour de France. In the mountain stages, where the energy demand is greater, They exceed 8,000 kilocalories.
According to the menu made by the doctors and nutritionists of each team, approximately 60 percent of nutrients must be carbohydrates. So much food spinning in the stomach continuously makes stomach ailments something frequent in the platoon.
And what happens if the same diet is followed without getting on the bicycle? A Norwegian journalist has proven to sit at the table to Eat 8,290 kilocalories in a day. You can see the result in this video:
[embed] http://youtu.be/jwgslgjuoc0[/embed]
