Food site profiles Team Garmin-Slipstream’s diet

The award-winning food web site Epicurious recently wrote an article about healthy energy food, speaking with Timmy Duggan and Allen Lim in order to get an insight into the team’s much-talked about dietary plan.

With the Tour de France kicking off next week and several other big road races, such as the Giro d’Italia, recently completed, I’ve been following pro cycling closely lately. I have also been thinking about what to eat before, during, and after my own long recreational bike rides (including how to fuel for my first triathlons this summer).

For Epicurious’s recent story about healthy energy food, I talked to pro athletes Dara Torres and Shawn Johnson, as well as Garmin-Slipstream Pro Cycling Team member Timmy Duggan and the team’s physiologist, Allen Lim, PhD. They let me in on how the team stays in shape for training, sprints, and grueling all-day races. Here are a few key points, below:

Carbo-Loading: “The human body is like a house,” says Lim. “You’ve got to build a foundation and the basic foundation is carbohydrates, primarily in the form of rice, potatoes, and oats. Carbohydrates in this form give athletes energy and lean vitamins. Fresh fruits and vegetables are also important, and the more colors the better.” Bananas, honey, and oatmeal are good real food choices for quick energy. For short, intense events, the team downs simple sugars such as electrolyte drinks, energy gels, and energy chews (they use Clif Bar products).

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