UCI Sports Nutrition Project: A comprehensive review of nutrition strategies in professional road cycling
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Asker Jeukendrup
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This blog summarizes the UCI Sports Nutrition Project paper on road cycling, which provides a comprehensive overview of race nutrition in professional road cycling. Written by scientists and practitioners working with WorldTour teams, the paper critically examines the science and application of nutrition strategies including carbohydrate use, glycogen loading, and practical implementation during races. The blog highlights how road cycling is leading the way in applied sports nutrition.
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· 3 pulledIt was a privilege to bring together a group of scientists and practitioners working directly with WorldTour teams, to write a scientific paper and describe evolution or revolution of nutrition in this sport that is leading the way in applied sports nutrition.
This paper aimed not to simplify, but to critically examine the science and its application.
The recently published UCI Sports Nutrition Project paper on road cycling provides one of the most comprehensive overviews to date of race nutrition in professional road cycling.
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