Top Ten Things To Eat And Drink For Cyclists

Clock00:00, Thursday 15th January 2015

Learn how to get your nutrition right with our top ten tips on what to eat and drink for cyclists!
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From eating porridge to drinking plenty of coconut water, there are plenty of great ways to improve your performance on the bike, and recovery off it, through altering your diet.

Have you got any nutrition tips that you think we might have missed in this video? Comment below and let us know.

Here are the links for the videos Dan and Matt mentioned...
Omelette: http://gcn.eu/1sC52UN
Flapjacks/energy bars: http://gcn.eu/1y1kWZv
Porridge/oatmeal: http://gcn.eu/1DI2qZz
Beetroot juice: http://gcn.eu/1572bZ5

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