What Do Tour de France Riders Eat For Lunch? | How Pro Cyclists Fuel For Bike Races

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Pro cyclists at the Tour de France don't have the luxury of stopping the race to refuel and eat lunch. So just how do they plan their nutrition to make sure that they can take in enough calories to give them enough energy for the race? Ollie goes inside the musette to show you.

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