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| Team Garmin-Chipotle H30 has 23 hungry, hard-working pro cyclists who are fueled by the power of Clif Bar. On average, each rider consumes 3 Clif bars, 6 Clif Shot Bloks & Gels, and 1.5 cans of Clif Shot Electrolyte & Recover drink each and every day. During the Tour de France, our riders will easily consume twice that on an average day, and much more in the mountains. | |
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Clif Bar: The riders have loads of choices here - Clif, Mojo, Nectar, Builder's, ZBar, even Luna bars - and average about six bars a day during the Tour de France. Unless you are David Millar, who likes to race so he has an excuse to eat more Clif bars! |
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Clif Shot Bloks & Gels: These are great to fuel the fire during a long stage and the riders usually consume about three packs of Bloks and four Gels per day. Though if you are Will Frischkorn off on a 233 km break during Milan-Sanremo, you will go through 5 packs of Bloks and at least 6 Gels. |
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Clif Shot Electrolyte & Recovery drink: These are key for hydration & recovery and the riders usually go through 1.5 cans of Electrolyte and Recovery drink a day. Double that number for a long, hot stage through the Pyrénées. |
The Feed Zone: Vande Velde the Eating Machine
Author: Alyssa, Team Garmin-Chipotle Soigneur16 Jul
On an average day, each rider drinks about 8-10 bottles. That is about the same for Christian. As for food, normally they each have about 3-4 CLIF bars (Mojo, Nectar, Luna and the original - just depends on what their taste buds dictate that day!), 8 CLIF Gels, 5 packs of CLIF Shot Bloks, 2 fresh panini, and 5-7 of Allen Lim’s special rice cakes. Sounds like a lot, no?
Well we had to double that for Christian on stage 10 (and well most days)!!! He was an eating machine! And still hungry at the end of the race! He ate a CLIF Builder’s protein bar and drank 1.5 liters of CLIF Shot Electrolyte drink!
The Feed Zone: ITT preparations
Author: Sandra, Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Soigneur8 Jul
How do the riders prepare for today’s 29.5 km ITT?
Three hours before the start, riders eat breakfast that is high in carbohydrate intake with low glycemic index foods like pasta or rice and oatmeal. The bus and van with equipment leave early to get set up and once there, the bus extends the awning to […]
The Feed Zone: What’s in those mussettes
Author: Sandra, Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Soigneur7 Jul
The feed zone. What is it and why have one?
The feed zone is a designated point at about midway through the race. Normally two soigneurs wear a team long sleeve jersey or a vest so the riders recognize us. We hand off a mussette to each one with the following inside:
2 bottles of Clif electrolyte […]
Buckle Up for Garmin-Chipotle’s Wild Ride
Author: Woody3 Jul
Clif Bar & Company is showing their appreciation for Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O and their Tour de France debut by presenting the riders with gorgeous, handmade belt buckles (pic above). Each buckle features the rider’s name on the upper right hand corner.
As the folks at Clif put it: “…let’s face it, all bike racers know […]
The Tour packing list!
Author: Woody2 Jul
A lot goes into keeping Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O fueled, moving and happy for three solid weeks. Team Soigneur Sandra NiHodnae put together this massive list and a full report of just what it takes.
Here’s what we pack per rider, per day. So multiply this list by at least 200!
6 bars between Clif, Mojo, Nectar, Z […]
CLIF® BAR Feeds Team Garmin-Chipotle During Tour de France
Author: admin25 Jun
BERKELEY, Calif., June 24, 2008 – Cycling’s “Clean Team” will take on the 2008 Tour de France burning clean, natural energy from CLIF® BAR’s all-natural and organic food and drinks line. Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30, one of only two American cycling teams invited to this year’s Tour de France, is on a mission to […]
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