There Is No Carb Number. The UCI’s Own Data Ranges From 41 to 106 Grams an Hour.
The "90 to 120 grams of carbohydrate per hour" rule that dominates cycling nutrition advice comes from the top of a Grand Tour range, not the middle of the peloton. The UCI's own data spans 41 to 106 grams per hour across professional road cycling, and that spread is the point: there is no single carb number.
Becoming Your Own Health Advocate
For decades, athletes have been guided by a set of established nutritional "rules," the most prominent being the necessity of a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to fuel performance and the simplistic "calories in, calories out" model for managing weight. At Rollfast Coaching, we believe in Riding Faster, Being Stronger, and Living Longer, and a growing body of evidence suggests that this conventional wisdom may not only
Beyond Gels and Dogma: My Journey to Real Fuel, Health, and Lifetime PRs
For years, I was the cyclist you'd expect. My pockets were stuffed with Clif Bars and I dutifully squeezed down a gel every 45 minutes on the bike. It was just what you did. But I had a bigger goal than just finishing a ride: I wanted genuine, long-term health and performance. I wanted to be fast, not just for a season, but for life. That
