31. How Tim Cutler won Dirty Warrny fuelling 138g carbs per hour!
One of the biggest nutrition changes I have seen in the past 5 years of cycling is the amount riders are fuelling during competition. Five years ago we were aiming for 80-90g carbs an hour, whereas now I am seeing an increasing number of riders fuelling with 120g carbs per hour and their performance is skyrocketing.
Tim Cutler is one such example - winning Dirty Warrny in a solo breakaway fuelled with an epic 138g an hour!
In today’s episode Tim shares how he managed so much carbs over 8h and we discuss some of the nutrition changes that helped fuel his success.
I hope this has given you some insight into how you could be fuelling your cycling better. In practice I see that when male and female cyclists fuel their cycling better, they get leaner, faster stronger and perform better than ever. Start where you are, with the amount of carbs you currently eat in and increase the amount incrementally to see what you can tolerate. Don’t eat anything on your rides? Add in 20g and move up from there.
Carbohydrate is one of THE best and natural performance enhancers when it comes to cycling and it shocks me how many cyclists will do any thing except change their nutritions.
You probably don’t need to be fuelling at 130g an hour like Tim was, but adding even a little bit more than you are currently can make a difference to how you feel, perform and recover.
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How Tim Cutler Fuelled Dirty Warrny
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