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Performance eating and drinking, fill up with the right fuel. How much should you eat and drink while on your ride? More importantly: What should you eat and drink on your ride? Which energy bars are gimmicks and which ones really work? Make your own powerbars and energy muffins with handy and tasty recipes. Is caffeine really bad for performance? If you read anything here, read this.

Special Diet Considerations for Women

Female cyclists have different dietary needs than men. One of the biggest mistakes women make is they don't eat enough, read on to learn other ways in which females' diet should differ from males'.

Commercial Energy Snacks Section

Detailed information on sports drinks and snacks. Tips on which sports drinks to use when. As well, read about nutritional data for commercial products like fig newtons, powerbars� and nutrigrain bars�.

Energy Bar Recipe Section

These recipes make great energy snacks for bike trips, and are high in carbohydrates. Homemade powerbar alternatives are far cheaper than store-bought cycling foods, and generally taste better, too.

Energy Muffin Recipes

Muffins are a perfectly-sized energy food for cyclists. Here's lots of low-fat, high-carb muffin recipes to keep you pedalling without buying a case of gel foods for every week of training.

Pre-Ride Performance Eating

The meal before a ride should be low in fat with no big lumps of protein. There is a lot of false information out there on what you should eat before a ride, here is your guide to pre-ride performance eating...

Carbohydrates - Different Types

Carbohydrates are great foods for athletes. They don't clog your arteries or give you cancer, but all carbohydrates don't metabolize at the same rate either. Which ones give cyclists the quickest energy?

Eating for Bicyclists

Avoid the evil bonk. Understanding what a cyclist needs to eat while they're riding is the key to endurance riding and ultimately a healthy body. If you're not careful you can run out of calories to burn on a ride.

Drinking and Rehydrating

Drinking large volumes of water is a must for cycling. Cyclists must know how much to drink when they are on a ride. On average, a large water bottle should be consumed for every hour of brisk riding.

Caffeine and the Cyclist

Recent studies have resulted in the faddish use of caffeine among cyclists and a generally positive impression of caffeine that is not completely warranted. Caffeine affects different people differently...

Drinking Coffee

Is Coffee really such a bad thing during a ride? Although it is thought to be a diuretic which will dehydrate you does it's fat burning properties outweigh it's tendency to dehydrate the body?

Drinking - Don't Forget Calories!

Many cyclists overlook the opportunity to get some of their hourly calories from drinks. Sports drinks and fruit juices are usually your best bet. Knowing how many calories are in each drink will help you decide...

Calorie Comparison of Snack Foods

Cyclists must consume at least 250 calories per hour of brisk riding, with some before and a few times that after your ride. Here's some ideas of what kind of things you can eat to get these calories...

Basic Nutrition Primer

A cyclists body requires three basic components from foods: water, energy, and nutrients. "Good" nutrition is not hard to achieve once you understands the reasons behind your dietary habits...

New Theories on Cycling Nutrition

Good nutrition is important for cyclists to reach their potential and stay healthy. As science advances we discover ways to make our bodies perform better, longer. Update your nutritional knowledge.

Potassium for Endurance Athletes

Electrolytes are important in an electrochemical machine, such as a human. Most cyclists have heard of electrolytes in one fairy tale or another. How much do you really need? Why is potassium better than table salt?

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