Fruit salad may not be the breakfast of choice for many cyclists (and rightly so), but for those dedicated few who feast on a nutritious bowl of muesli or a couple of boiled eggs at 6am, a portion of fruit is the perfect second breakfast come 9am once they’re at their desks.

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Vary the fruits that you eat to get a good mix of vitamins and potassium in your diet and try to avoid eating acidy fruits too often to avoid indigestion.

A mix of banana and apples, or mango and strawberries is both tasty and nutritious. Top with a spoonful of yoghurt to wade off any creeping hunger pangs.