I just read Chris Horner's blog on the Giro. Here is part of it. He is a great racer and what he eats every day is amazing. I will try some of his diet but because I am not racing everyday I will do less. Until then see you on
Chris Horner speaking: http://blog.oregonlive.com/horner/
In another facet of the Tour of Italy, I thought I would give you my calorie count from one of the past two epic stages. This should begin to explain why, as each day passes, the desire to eat becomes harder and harder.
Yesterday - about 6,500 total calories
Breakfast: 1,100
Bowl of cereal with two yogurts in it, an omelet with 3 eggs and ham, bread with jam, and hot tea with about 6 tsp. sugar.
Before race: 430
PRC (pre-race Coke), candy bar (normally a Snickers).
Race: 2,455
Two race bars (SIS), 6 or 7 mini Cokes (65 calories each), two Clif shot blocs, three small euro sandwiches, 3 to 5 gels, and two Snickers.
After race in bus: 650
Sandwich, two Cokes, candy bar.
At hotel: 450
Bowl of cereal with milk and honey, crackers.
Dinner: 1,300
Salad, pasta sauce, meat and potatoes, dessert
After a while, it gets hard to choke down that much food every day! But at least we have a great staff and a great chef to keep things tasty and interesting.
