Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens

Re:Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens by ruszki on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @03:29PM (#40869245)

They count it as gram per hour. If I remember well, pro cyclists can absorb 2-2.5 times as much carbohydrate in an hour than beginners.

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Re:Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens by hinkley on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @08:47PM (#40871428)

I wonder how much of that is adaptive and how much selective. Does your body learn to absorb more, or do you have to have a high absorptivity to make it as a pro.

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Re:Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens by ruszki on Thursday July 04, 2024 @02:05AM (#40872685)

Both. So they adapted themselves to it, they didn’t born like that. It’s an intentional procedure. However, not everybody can handle that.

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