Fuelling Femmes: What Women Racers Eat at the Tour de France
August 13, 2024
We know that men expend thousands of calories during the hard stages of the Tour de France. There have been many articles describing the super-human amounts of food that they have to consume throughout the race. Relatively little has been known about women’s pro cycling nutrition at Grand Tours. Thankfully, there is a new study that followed one of the pro riders at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Here are some of the most interesting findings.
Over the 8 days of racing, the 29-year-old rider expended 7,572 kcal per day. We Love Cycling