It may seem odd to harp back to theory originating from 1967 by a scientist called Yakovlev, but the basic principles surrounding ‘getting fit’ are still as true today as they were back then. 

We’ve had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland a few times now and the Swiss Alps are certainly a must for any avid mountain loving cyclist. 

Research studies supporting fuelling with 2:1 Multiple Transportable Carbohydrates:

Stellingwerff, T & Cox, GR. 

Interestingly, whilst we’re going to suggest that you take a recovery drink as soon as you finish, just so that you limit the tiredness you’re going to feel the next day, beyond that, you know what, who cares? 

Need we tell you that Day 3 is like Groundhog Day again? 

This is going to be a little bit like Groundhog Day! 

We’re going to cover quite a lot of information under ‘Day 1’ but please bear in mind that many of the areas discussed here will simply be repeated on Day 2, Day 3 and so on. 

The purpose of carbohydrate loading is to super-charge your physiology with glycogen (the form that carbohydrate is stored within the body). 

If you’re travelling long distance to your event, especially if it’s on an aeroplane, you need to be organised with your nutrition, or you could just find yourself eating anything and everything! 

We won’t go into detail about how to train and prepare physically for your chosen event, because this article is centred entirely on nutrition. 

At long last, we have put together a definitive nutritional guide for stage-racing and multi-day events. 

Although perhaps better-known for our cutting-edge Performance Nutrition products, did you know that TORQ has been a cutting-edge Fitness Consultancy since 1999 and one of the reasons we originally called ourselves TORQ was because successful coaching and consultancy requires extemporary communication.