What does the diet of a pro cyclist look like?

[oreo_muncher]

What do they usually eat in a day? I keep hearing how they have to follow strict diets, so what is it they eat?

 

[vickster]

What do they usually eat in a day? I keep hearing how they have to follow strict diets, so what is it they eat?

Have you Googled?
first few hits for your question...
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/professional-cyclists-eat-332394
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/...o-eat-to-compete-in-the-tour-de-france-182775
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-do-tour-de-france-cyclists-eat 👍

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I normally have fish and chips, an ice cream, and a few pints.

 

[weareHKR]

What do they usually eat in a day? I keep hearing how they have to follow strict diets, so what is it they eat?

Dust!

 

[vickster]

Dust!

or flies if they are at the front of the peloton

 

[pawl]

I normally have fish and chips, an ice cream, and a few pints.
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How the hell do you get that lot in your jersey pocket Bet you have an Acado delivery van following you or parked up at strategic points along your route

 

[cyberknight]

or flies if they are at the front of the peloton

I averaged one every 50 miles last week

 

[cyberknight]

https://www.foodandwine.com/special-diets/excruciating-diet-professional-cyclist

 

[stephec]

I normally have fish and chips, an ice cream, and a few pints.

Throw some cheese and chocolate in there, not at the same time, and you've got the diet of champions.

 

[Teamfixed]

Call me a traditionalist but what's wrong with a Mars bar and a banana???
Mars bars ripen much faster in a saddlebag...fact.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

How the hell do you get that lot in your jersey pocket Bet you have an Acado delivery van following you or parked up at strategic points along your route

Fish and chips mounted in tray on handlebars, lid facing forward to stop contents blowing out.
Pint glass and beer in first jersey pocket
Second pint in a bottle in middle pocket.
Ice cream in third jersey pocket.
Bottle opener mounted on bar end.

 

[fossyant]

This

 

[sheddy]

TdF riders eat mountains.

 

[fossyant]

Not sure if it's been posted, but someone tried to eat what a Tour rider eats in a day, and failed, badly. Good video somewhere.

 

[Tenkaykev]

A different discipline, but I'm sure Alf Tupper used to thrash all comers, especially "Johnny Foreigner" on a diet of Fish and Chips 🤔