Eat like a Tour de France Rider

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The average human being burns around 90 calories per hour when resting. That’s around 2100 calories each day. Tour de France riders burn a whopping 1000 calories per hour when racing, amassing a staggering 8000-calorie burn on each day of Le Tour. Consequently, a lot of food is required to sustain both the weight and the energy levels of riders. Could you eat this volume of food in one day?

Breakfast: (3-4 hours before the race begins)

1 bowl of porridge (150 calories per cup, cooked) with a banana (105 calories per banana) and some nuts (529 calories per cup of almonds)

1 big plate of pasta (174 calories per cup) 1 piece of cake (roughly 225 calories)

Coffee (1 calorie per cup) Fruit juice (122 calories per serving)

Post-breakfast snack:

Cereal bar (about 120 calories)

Fruit juice (122 calories per serving)

During a 4-hour stage:

(quantities will vary depending on the stage profile and weather)

3 gels (about 100 calories each)

1 bar (about 220 calories)

Small rolls with jam, rice cakes and energy bars (roughly 380 calories each)

8-12 bottles of sports drinks (50 calories per 8 ounces)

Post-race:

Recovery drink (209 calories per cup of chocolate milk)

1 bowl of rice (216 calories per cup) with ham (203 calories per cup) and parmesan cheese (22 calories per tablespoon)

Pre-dinner snack:

Greek yogurt (100 calories per portion) with granola, (280 calories per cup)

Dried fruits (roughly 100 calories per cup)

Water (0 calories)

Dinner:

Salad

Risotto, (about 280 calories per serving) with chicken breast (500 calories per breast), vegetables (50 calories per serving of broccoli), potatoes (163 calories in a medium-sized potato)

Fruit salad (about 74 calories per cup)

Post-dinner snack:

Fruit (105 calories in a banana)

Crackers (about 13 calories per cracker)