What Do Pro Cyclists Eat? I asked Ben O’Connor, Jack Haig & Mike Woods for their advice…

85,264
0
Published 2022-08-24
I asked three of the world's best cyclists what they eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner while training and racing. A pro cyclist insight with Ben O'Connor, Jack Haig, and Mike Woods.

See my ride on Strava: www.strava.com/activities/7676036971

Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/tristantakephoto/
Follow WINFORCE on Instagram: www.instagram.com/wf.winforce/
Shop WINFORCE Online (free shipping on orders over €120 in Europe): www.winforce.com/

Follow Ben: www.instagram.com/ben0c0nnor/
Follow Jack: www.instagram.com/jack_haig/
Follow Mike: www.instagram.com/rusty_woods/

A big thank you to Attaquer for helping make episodes like this happen. To shop the entire Attaquer collection and get 15% off your next order, use the code CR-ATQTRISTANTAKE15 at the checkout. www.attaquercycling.com

00:00 Intro
01:40 What I eat for breakfast
02:33 What Mike eats before riding
03:55 What Ben eats before training
06:40 What Jack eats before riding
08:10 Explaining my training ride & fuelling
09:05 What Ben eats during training
14:30 Mike's Grand Tour diet (Vuelta Espana)
17:50 Jack's post-ride routine
19:00 Ben's post-ride lunch
27:05 Ben's final thoughts

This ride was filmed in Andorra, where many professional cyclists live and train. Riders like Magnus Cort, James Knox, Pavel Sivakov, Luke Durbridge, Mark Donovan, Sepp Kuss, Robert Gesink, Julian Alaphilippe, Carlos Verona, George Bennett and others use the mountains of Andorra to train with teams such INEOS-Grenadiers, Jumbo Visma, UAE Team Emirates, EF-Education Pro Cycling.

All Comments (21)
  • @CycoWarriorx
    Wow… none of them said a breakfast burrito with jalapeños… what theeeee hell… clearly I’ve been doing this wrong… 😆🍻
  • Arguably the best "what pros eat" video; direct from your pros friends. What a treat! Very informative. Cards on the table. Graçies once more!
  • @sam8m8
    Mate this is gold. As a runner transitioning into cycling, it's interesting to hear Mike's take on his experience in particular. Thanks for taking the time to put this together - best vid you've put out to date.
  • @LouieBaLLz
    As. a person who started cycling about 2 years ago as a way to lose weight and become active again, this video is a goldmine of info. I feel into the "keto low carb" lifestyle. While it did help me get ffrom 305lbs to about 230lbs currently, I did plateau. I felt weak and burned out on hard efforts. I decided to change my diet back to a more "traditional" way of eating about 2 months ago. I struggled with how, when, and what to eat, and this video helps answer some of those questions. Thank you for sharing this.
  • @Panaman2010
    Hey Tristan, This was an excellent, thorough, personal & especifically rich video! Thank you, Ben, Jack & Mike for their awesome participation & support! Wish to see more of these Vids! Take care! & stay awesome, James
  • You just get better and better Tristan and are by far the best on YouTube. I like to watch 10 min videos of anyone else but I am always delighted when you do longer videos because the content is awesome.
  • Thank you for the video ! I just learned so much watching it
  • Such a good vid man. Been watching for awhile now and love the insights. Thanks for putting out great content and really showing the side of the pro's we don't get to see! Ben O'Connor and the rest seem like such cool blokes!
  • @ajfmaughan
    Great vid as always, intersting and useful content in this one. Your ability to get top end World Tour pros to be so open , relaxed and honest in your content is a great skill and makes your videos really engaging. Chapeau keep the vids coming!
  • This was absolutely fantastic 10/10, thanks for doing this. It’s so good when you learn something new and some confirmation of what you are doing is on the right track. Best thing I’ve watched in a while.
  • @antspage
    love this content mate... love the nutrition part of it makes a big difference when you get it right !
  • @WarlockAgenda
    Great video. Thank you for the info. I have just started taking on a few longer rides and am beginning to consider the best ways of fueling. This was a valuable watch.
  • @stvaldr
    I just discovered and joined the channel today, and I have got to say your videos are well done and educational. This is my fourth or fifth video of the day (recouping from a small injury) and I have enjoyed and learned from everyone.
  • Great video! Learned a few things, whch always a good sign for a video. Get well soon Mike.
  • Such an amazing content. The culture of amazing catalunya 🙌🏼 Thx man. These mans are so cool to watch Jack, Ben and Mike 🙏🏼
  • @dougscott03
    Really enjoyed this. Great content. Thanks, as always...
  • @rbonn3880
    This was fascinating. So relaxed and informative, a day in the eating life of a cycling professional.
  • @zakk811
    @tristantakesvideo thanks for putting up this content. You just helped me start figuring a very important aspect that was missing in my cycling life🙏 you are 🌟 keep rockin 🤙🏽🤟🏽
  • @kylehall4063
    Great insights from several cyclist, super interesting thx 🤙