Yesterday, on 3bikes, we discussed how cycling had shifted from a steak for breakfast to 90, 100, and sometimes 120 grams of carbs per hour. Twenty-four hours later, a story from the […] Read more →
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Tour de France: when the gut becomes the weak link
During a Tour de France stage, the legs are not the only ones to suffer. While muscles constantly demand more blood, the skin tries to dissipate heat, and the brain […] Read more →
Nina Voit, the woman who listens to the body before the numbers
For three weeks, Tour de France riders subject their bodies to a series of physical demands that few human beings would be able to endure. They eat to generate watts, […] Read more →