Recommended Meals for Cyclists

Slideshowbob · 28-12-2009 11:53pm #1

Any good meals / recipes for competitive cyclists?

ROK ON · 29-12-2009 12:03am

Risotto.
But don't use butter and use very little cheese.
Takes 20min.

martybike · 29-12-2009 12:05am

I've read and tried loads of different theories, but the only one I found that worked and still use is porridge for breakfast. I hated the stuff as a kid. It made me gag to even think about it. But having heard lots of people rave about it I decided to give it a go. I added raisins and peel and some spices or jam to make it more palatable. I couldn't believe the energy I got from it! I wish I had used it years ago. I've since given up cycling and trying another endurance sport and I feel porridge definitely gives me the edge. Best of all it is cheap, unlike many supplements you can buy in bike shops.

jwshooter · 29-12-2009 12:10am

just had some port crackers and a mix of cheeses, with black forest ham.
all food groups hit .

just dont cycle to early in the morning .:D

Bikerbhoy · 29-12-2009 12:11am

martybike wrote: »

I added raisins and peel and some spices or jam to make it more palatable.

May I suggest honey instead of the jam.... Yum Yum..... and away you go .....oh and an expresso ...SORTED

RobFowl · 29-12-2009 12:11am

Not exactly what you asked for Bob but
http://www.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/146546/CSN_Chapter26.pdf
http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/factsheets/sports/road_cycling
http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/factsheets

But I think you'll find these useful.
The Ais is the most up to date (published) resource for sports nutrition.

Captain Havoc · 29-12-2009 12:31am

I eat müesli instead of porridge but I do rotate the Müeslis between, Alpen, Alpen sugar free and Flahavans hi-8, one of the better moves I've made in my life, I stopped eating breakfast a long time ago but now I won't go without, even if I just grab a nutri-grain on the way. I also eat small bits but often during the day, a slice of brown bread here, a bit of fruit cake there, a biscuit here etc......

Anything else I do should be avoided but I'm only a sportive rider. For sportives I pile up the day before, vindaloo late afternoon/ early evening being my choice (probably not actually good for you), could be why I do most sportives on my own

During a sportive I turn pig like, cake, lots of it, anything which is terrible for you. I always carry a shot of caffeine rich muck, it's the same ingrediants as redbull, about 4 times as strong but in a thing a bit bigger than a shot glass and it tastes like muck, used it twice last year and it might have gotten me home, I find it in petrol stations.

Caroline_ie · 29-12-2009 8:50am

Carrot cake
Chocolate cake
Almonds cake
Ginger cake ...?

I think it more or less makes sence what you should not eat anyway, same for everyone. If you are having chips or takeout everyday of the week, that is not going to help you in cycling ... or in general.

Remember to keep the indian for the 150km+

ROK ON · 29-12-2009 10:17am

I am often amazed by the crap that pro riders seem to eat, anytime I have read books articles etc. While they all watch their weight, they dont really eat food that a nutritionist would describe as healthy per se.

Lots of croissants, jam, sugary confectionery.

Very little fruit/veg, salad, fish etc.

But I guess these guys burn in excess of 3500 calories a day.

Caroline_ie · 29-12-2009 10:47am

ROK ON wrote: »

I am often amazed by the crap that pro riders seem to eat.
Lots of croissants, jam, sugary confectionery.
But I guess these guys burn in excess of 3500 calories a day.

what made me want to keep up cycling a few years ago ( among other things ) after I lost a bit of weight was the cake eating ... however i soon learnt that unless you cycle a tour .... you have to quit the cake.

hinault · 29-12-2009 11:22am

Only take part in touring/sportifs these days.

I tend to go for pasta based dishes - and especially so the day before a big spin.

Porridge is an excellent slow release energy provider.
Eggs (preferably raw) also help me.

I don't know what all you youngsters use these day when racing but Back in the 80's when I raced we used to eat small cakes and fig rolls while racing.