Tour: gels or real food, does the body tell the difference?

For several years now, the pockets of Tour de France riders have looked more like portable laboratories than pantries. Gels, carbohydrate drinks, fruit pastes, energy bars, gummies, liquid concentrates… each […] Read more →

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 →