MARTIODA: We must set a nutritional strategy that
guarantees that cyclists have enough energy before and after the stages.
It must be an strategy that helps cyclists repair and recover form the effort
done during the stage. BERRADE: At stage races I usually eat a main meal, that
typically is the breakfast. I usually have breakfast three hours before the start. Once we've finished
we take Finisher's recovery products that the soigneurs prepare for us. After that it depends. If you are hungry you can eat rigth away the
after-race meal they have prepared for that day. It can be out with rice or oat milk, muesli, rice with
peas or whatever we have on the menu that day. If you can wait some time between the recovery and the main meal
It's better. One hour at most. MARTIODA: The repartition of the energy load along the day
is focused mostly during breakfast because cyclists have more time and tranquility to eat.
We distribute the load between breakfast and dinner. Because cyclists are more relaxed, they eat more and we can
Guarantee not only the carbohydrates absorption, but protein and good quality fats absorption, too, so we can
set a suficient energetic balance. DE BODE: The aim is that cyclists don't have any sugar
pike or drop. That's why they don't spend more that 90 minutes without eating
the minimum load of one bottle with Finisher UCAN. Cyclists usually eat that UCAN bottle before and during the stage, depending
on the stage's intensity, duration and profile. At a 4 hours stage, we recommend that cyclists eat one
Bottle with Finisher UCAN every half and hour. It's important also to add mineral salts. And that can be combined
with UCAN gel, which includes mineral salts. They can eat one bottle with Finisher UCAN and the next dose
Can be an UCAN gel. MAYORAL: We have two feeding bags that we prepare
every morning. On one side we have the bag they take at the start, which they
then introduce on their jerseys. It's prepared with one energy bar, one gel and three solid pieces,
For example: two rice cake and one sweet biscuit. Feeding bags are prepared with 3 gels, one of those
is Finisher Caffeine, which gives them that final punch during the last kilometers.
And two rice cakes. We also prepare one bottle filled with water and another
one with Finisher UCAN. DE BODE: Finisher Ucan is a slow absorption carbohydrate
that comes from cornstarch. It provides cyclists sufficient energy for two hours,
without peaks or drops. It's a gluten free product, so it's easy to absorb and
Gives cyclists energy during and after The stage. The difference between a radid absorption and an UCAN gel is that
It provides low absorption. The stomach doesn't have a peak,
so it's more secure and stable. So cyclists don't need to eat many
Rapid absorption gels. At this time of the year with high temperatures,
Cyclists can dehydrate easily. In order to avoid so, we always try to prevent.
We recommend eating two Finisher Mineral Salts capsules before the stage, and, during the race, one capsule
Per hour. Cyclists have the option of eating it directly from Finisher UCAN gel or diluted with a
bottle of water. MARTIODA: To recover form the effort, cyclists eat after the stage
One bottle with Finisher UCAN + protein. Once they have eaten it, they also eat one solid meal. During the first and second stage, that haven't had
a hard finish, he have feed them with one bottle with Finisher UCAN every two hours,
So they can have sustained energy. From the third stage on, we have introduced Finisher Intensity
and Finisher Caffeine gels so cyclists could get to the last kilometers with
enough carbohydrates and With the ergogenic help that caffeine provides. CASTRILLO: Our nutritionist gives us some guidelines so,
Depending on the stage, we know what we need to eat. It's a routine that you follow and it's not difficult. DE BODE: To recover from the effort we recommend two products
depending on the stage: After long stages we recommend Finisher UCAN + protein.
Once they have finished, they eat one bottle that provides 20gr of carbohydrates and 10gr of
protein. After shorter stages we recommend Finisher FuturPro, which provides 20gr of rapid absorption carbohydrates and 5gr
of protein. Recovering right after the finish is really important
because cyclist arrive with an empty stomach. They have been racing for many hours,
and it's a key moment for a good recovery. It's important to eat carbohydrates and protein right after the finish
because cyclists absorb the nutrients easily. They could even eat, as our riders do, one solid meal half
an hour after the finish, which usually is rice or Something that can give them more energy.