Training & Nutrition

Tips for Winter Cycling Nutrition

How you should fuel yourself on and off the bike during the cold, dark months of winter.

Try not to fill up on stodge during the winter months, focus on maintaining a well-balanced diet to cover all essential nutrients

During the winter month’s healthy salads tend to get pushed to one side, in exchange for hearty stews and cups of tea, however, fuelling appropriately off the bike is absolutely essential to support intense training regimes.

Having a healthy balanced diet consisting mainly of lean protein e.g.

Chicken, turkey, salmon, tuna steaks and eggs

Carbohydrate sources with a low to moderate glycemic index (GI) e.g.

Sweet potatoes, quinoa, basmati rice

And a broad range of fruit and vegetables is ideal to cover all essential nutrients.

For example, rather than buying ready made soups, broths and pies etc. that are typically high in fat and low in nutritional value, try making your own soups, stews, stir-fry’s and omelettes with fresh vegetables, low GI carbohydrates, a lean protein source and a range of spices.