Gorka Prieto-Bellver\u2019s nutrition tips for amateur cyclists during summer
\nHydration is key for summer cycling<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the summer, it\u2019s especially important to hydrate well with water and electrolytes. They [electrolytes] are simply mineral salts that contain a large amount of sodium to prevent dehydration. It\u2019s very important during this hot season. Not hydrating well is a very common mistake,\u201d said Prieto-Bellver.<\/p>\n
Maintain your intake of carbohydrates<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the most common mistakes I see is that people don\u2019t eat enough during training,” continued Prieto-Bellver. “Not consuming enough carbohydrates during training is a fairly frequent mistake, although it is becoming less common.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not saying you should consume 120 grams per hour [a figure that is more common for professional cyclists], but it\u2019s normal for people to ride for three hours without eating anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a very, very low intensity, you can do it; however, if you\u2019re pushing hard, it\u2019s important to consume carbohydrates.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat quantity should you consume? I\u2019d say around 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour would be sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gorka Prieto-Bellver\u2019s nutrition tips for amateur cyclists during summer Hydration is key for summer cycling \u201cIn the summer,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86499,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-86498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}