Cycling nutrition

Moderator An interview with a WorldTour team's head of nutrition about using nutrition strategically around training - fasted sessions, restricting carbs after training, protein and leucine for muscle repair. Squarely cycling nutrition, and at a genuinely expert level.

Reviewer About as credible and detailed as cycling nutrition advice gets.

Reviewer Best of this batch -- clear formulas and a worked example you can copy.

Moderator Exactly on-topic: a dietitian and cycling coach walking through what, when, and how much to eat before a ride.

Reviewer Cited studies, real numbers, credentialed coach. This is the one to recommend first.

Moderator A CTS coach walking through pre/during/after ride nutrition science end to end — carb loading, beet juice, caffeine, antioxidants. Textbook coverage of the sub-skill.

Reviewer Genuinely excellent -- science-backed and specific, not just 'eat more carbs.'

Moderator Squarely about race and training carb intake strategy in cycling -- an actual sports scientist discussing his own research and current WorldTour team practice.

Reviewer Genuinely educational - explains carb physiology most riders never hear.

Moderator Whole video is a deep dive into carb fueling on the bike, done with a performance nutritionist and a live lab test. Squarely the skill.

Reviewer Practical, safety-aware, and easy to actually apply on your next ride.

Moderator Entirely about cycling nutrition -- specifically eating timing and technique on the bike. Covers the ride-length threshold, starting early, setting reminders, the carb-per-kg guideline, and safe places on the road to actually eat. Nothing off-topic.

Reviewer A good cautionary story attached to genuinely solid advice.

Moderator A direct answer to a rider's real pre-race nutrition plan for a crit - eggs on toast, a fruit smoothie, a gel before the warm-up - built around the actual goals of sports nutrition (glycogen replenishment, muscle repair). Squarely cycling pre-race fueling.

Moderator This is squarely about pre-race and during-race carb intake for cycling - specific gram counts for breakfast, gels, and sports drink, built around an individualized carbs-per-kilo target worked out with a sports dietitian. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Specific numbers you can actually copy, not vague tips.

Reviewer Real research, clearly explained, and it corrects a common and costly mistake.

Moderator Directly tackles a real cycling nutrition question -- does riding in a caloric deficit for weight loss actually make you faster -- squarely within cycling nutrition even though the study subjects weren't cyclists specifically. Stays on nutrition/energy availability throughout.

Reviewer Specific numbers, a cheap DIY fueling recipe, and he's upfront about not wanting to shill product. Trust this one.

Moderator All about fueling a long ride — carbs per hour target, DIY bottle mix, contingency planning. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Specific numbers, real troubleshooting, and it doesn't dodge the overhydration risk — this is the real thing.

Moderator Entirely about cycling hydration and electrolytes — intake rates, sweat loss, sodium/potassium, the risks of both under- and over-hydrating. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Thorough, correct, well-structured fueling explainer.

Moderator Covers the whole spectrum of on-bike fueling - short ride vs long ride, pre-ride meal, bottle/electrolyte setup, carb absorption rate limit, gels for the final hour. Squarely on the skill.

Reviewer Practical, specific, rider-tested advice.

Moderator Entirely about on-bike fueling logistics: what to carry, gel/bar prep tricks, drinking cadence, electrolyte vs carb drink choice. Squarely on-skill.

Reviewer Excellent, evidence-based coaching on how to actually raise your carb intake safely.

Moderator Coach interview entirely about how much to fuel per hour while riding, with a real athlete case study pushing past 90g/hr.

Reviewer Clear, practical, correct - a genuinely useful primer.

Moderator Dead center on the skill - pre-ride meal, morning breakfast, bottle setup, electrolytes vs carb mix, real food vs gels, timing every 20 min. Covers the full on-bike fueling picture for long rides.

Reviewer Clear, specific, and immediately usable fueling guidance.

Moderator This is exactly fueling and hydration while riding - what to eat, when, how much (30-60g carbs/hr, 500ml water), with concrete food examples.

Reviewer Great war stories and solid advice if you're doing ultra-distance events.

Moderator Squarely on cycling nutrition for the ultra-endurance context -- 12 and 24 hour races specifically.

Reviewer Concrete numbers plus the physiology behind them -- this is genuinely useful.

Moderator Squarely on fueling: pre-ride carb loading window, glycogen/glucose mechanics, concrete during-ride carb and fluid targets by rider weight, and when protein starts to matter on longer rides. On-topic throughout, no filler.

Reviewer Specific, practical answer to a real scheduling problem — carb-load the night before, cut off solids 3 hours out. Useful.

Moderator Direct Q&A on carb-loading and meal timing around evening training sessions — stays on cycling nutrition throughout.

Reviewer Practical, numbers-based hydration routine you can actually copy.

Moderator Squarely about hydration strategy before, during, and after a ride, with concrete amounts and timing. On topic.

Reviewer Specific, usable tips for the annoying travel-day part of racing.

Moderator This is specifically about the logistics of eating well on the way to a race - what to pack for a drive, what to grab at a service station, how to handle a flight, and how to make the best of fast food if you're stuck. A genuinely useful slice of cycling nutrition that other videos don't cover.

Moderator General on-the-bike fueling advice - avoiding the bonk, varying your food choices, a concrete 90g of carbs per hour ceiling, not changing your nutrition on race day, fasted rides, and reminders to eat on a timer. Squarely cycling nutrition, pitched at a broad audience.

Reviewer Good habits and one useful number, kept pretty general otherwise.

Reviewer Solid, sensible starting-point advice, nothing fancy.

Moderator Interview squarely on cycling nutrition fundamentals -- hydration, pre-ride meals, why sub-90-minute rides don't need food, oats digestion, overeating and blood flow to the legs. Entirely on-topic start to finish.

Reviewer Good starting point -- broad rather than deep, but accurate.

Moderator A clean three-part overview of the whole cycling nutrition picture -- fueling, hydrating, recovering -- with a concrete guideline for each. Entirely on-topic, functions as a map to the more detailed videos in the same series.

Moderator A direct question about meal timing and calorie distribution for cyclists, answered with real nutrition-coaching principles - carbs before/during/after training, a recovery shake, and using a food journal to tell real hunger from habit. Solidly on-topic, if more about the thinking process than a strict formula.

Reviewer Less a formula, more a genuinely useful way to think about timing.

Reviewer Simple, concrete tricks a nervous first-timer can use right away.

Moderator On-topic coaching answer for a newbie triathlete struggling to eat and drink on the bike -- squarely cycling nutrition execution.

Reviewer Clever way to help riders spot their own fueling mistakes before they wreck a ride.

Moderator Squarely about recognizing under-fueling and dehydration symptoms while riding - directly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Practical and honest -- good budget options with real numbers.

Moderator Squarely cycling nutrition, angled at doing it on a budget -- bananas, porridge oats, toast and jam, with real cost and calorie comparisons against branded bars.

Reviewer Clear and accurate on why recovery nutrition timing matters -- don't be scared off by the 'advanced' label.

Moderator Recovery is a core piece of cycling nutrition, and this stays squarely on it -- glycogen depletion, the 30-minute recovery window, carb-to-protein ratios, and the role of sleep. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Interesting specifics, just presented as a tour rather than a how-to.

Moderator A behind-the-scenes look at what a WorldTour team physiologist actually prepares for riders straight after a stage - rice, protein, a specifically formulated hydration mix with electrolytes and aminos. It's more a tour than a lesson, but it's squarely about cycling recovery nutrition and the formulations are real and specific.

Reviewer Real numbers on carbs, protein and fat for endurance riders, from someone who works with athletes. Skip the first few minutes of setup and chat; at 34 minutes it's a long sit.

Moderator A sports nutrition coach talking gravel riders through fueling: why nutrition matters as much as training, carb needs of roughly 5 to 10 g/kg depending on load, protein at 20 to 30 g per meal (1.2 to 1.8 g/kg a day), and fat as the slower fuel. Squarely cycling nutrition at the macronutrient level. The first few minutes are event housekeeping and chatter before the talk starts.

Reviewer Honest, practical, and rings true if you've ever bonked on a long ride.

Moderator Organizes the whole topic around three food categories -- junk food, real food, cycling-specific food -- with honest trade-offs for each, grounded in the presenter's own ultra-distance experience. Squarely about what and how to eat while riding.

Reviewer Solid practical tips from a legit pro, a bit light on depth.

Moderator Covers fueling and hydration on the bike, though it leans more into how to carry the food/water (bottles, packs, pockets) than what or how much to eat.

Reviewer Solid, timed fueling plan with real reasoning behind it — a bit heavy on brand names, but you can still lift the principles out.

Moderator A real fueling timeline for a century-distance ride — pre-ride meal timing, hydration before the start, and what/when he eats roughly every 10-15km. Squarely about cycling nutrition.

Moderator Fueling for riders who want to lose weight: don't skip food before or during rides, because the deficit you think you're building comes back as overeating a few hours later. Covers a pre-ride snack, regular carbs on the ride, a proper recovery breakfast and smaller portions through the day. Cycling nutrition with a weight-loss angle.

Reviewer Spot on about the mistake: skipping food on the ride, then overeating a few hours later. Snack before, carbs about every hour, proper breakfast after is easy to follow, though it never gives a carb number per hour.

Moderator This is a brick-session fueling breakdown - it's triathlon training rather than pure cycling, but the nutrition math (grams per hour, feed timing) is exactly the kind of on-bike fueling plan a cyclist needs.

Reviewer Solid, specific fueling numbers you can actually plan around.

Moderator A personal account of exactly what he ate and drank during an XC race, with the numbers behind it - rice cakes, bananas roughly every hour, a diluted isotonic drink - and a look at his pre/post weight change. It's on-topic as a real fueling diary, though it's a personal anecdote rather than a taught strategy.

Reviewer Interesting diary, but don't copy the details without thinking.

Reviewer Sensible event-week basics, but light on numbers. How much carb or caffeine?

Moderator Event-week tips: carb-load 24-48 hours out with the evening meal, get to bed early, and use caffeine mid-ride to lower perceived effort. Two of the three are fueling, so it covers cycling nutrition in part, with sleep mixed in.

Moderator Fueling tips for the ride: start within the first 45 minutes, keep carbohydrate small and steady every hour instead of big hits, then a numbered list. Squarely cycling nutrition.

Reviewer Sound basics: do not wait until you are empty, and keep carbs small and steady through every hour. Good primer for anyone who under-eats on the bike.

Reviewer Decent basics, but thin and diluted by other topics.

Moderator Fueling/hydration is only one segment of a broader 'first 50 miles' video that also covers bike fit and route planning. The nutrition part itself is on-topic but it's a third of the runtime at most.

Moderator Daily eating for cyclists rather than on-bike fueling: five or six smaller meals every two to three hours, a 12 hour eating window with no going to bed hungry, and real food over gels and bars in your day-to-day diet. Squarely cycling nutrition.

Reviewer Right idea, fuel your whole day, but hyped science and no numbers.

Reviewer Basic but correct - exactly the fueling baseline a new rider needs.

Moderator General beginner cycling tips, but the extracted content is entirely about hydration and fueling - water or electrolytes every ride, snacks past 60-90 minutes. That's a real, if compact, slice of nutrition advice inside a broader beginner-tips video.

Reviewer Good idea, but way too short to actually teach it.

Moderator Short Q&A clip specifically about building carb tolerance and matching carb intake to power output - on topic but it's a tiny fragment, cuts off almost immediately.

Reviewer Carbs and protein in the first hour after a ride is sound and easy to apply. It's a starting rule, not a recovery plan.

Moderator Recovery fueling from the Tour de France account: carbohydrate plus protein within 30 to 60 minutes of finishing, alongside active recovery. It's the post-ride slice of cycling nutrition, not the full picture of eating for riding.