Fuel Your Ride: Complete Performance Nutrition for Cyclists

by Molly Hurford, Nanci Guest

Athletes know that proper nutrition is important, but finding the right balance can be complicated. Fuel Your Ride is a comprehensive guide to performance nutrition for cyclists and provides all the tools you need to customize a unique nutrition plan to achieve maximum performance. This book teaches riders everything from what to eat on race day to avoid the dreaded bonk to how to lose weight while consuming enough nutrients and power hard training rides. Fuel Your Ride combines the expert advice of numerous nutritionists, coaches, and professional cyclists to present a simple, clean, and whole foods approach to eating complete with easy-to-follow recipes that include delicious and nutritious vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.

In addition to chapters on in-exercise food and hydration, supplements, and weight loss, special attention is placed on what to eat and the best time to eat, taking into account the different nutritional requirements for training rides, race performance, and recovery. Fuel Your Ride provides cyclists with the comprehensive nutritional information you need to efficiently power your rides and perform at your very best.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nutrition, Cycling

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2016

About the author

Cycling is my passion, writing is my life, and luckily, I’ve found an amazing way to combine the two. In addition to freelance writing and editing, I’m the author of "Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy," "Mud, Snow and Cyclocross" and "Fuel Your Ride."

I’m also a Level 3 coach with USA Cycling, and spend a lot of time traveling hosting talks and clinics for cyclists.

My husband Peter and I spend most of our time on the road, in search of good riding and great adventures. We also cohost our podcast, The Consummate Athlete.

For more on Saddle, Sore: SaddleSoreBook.com

To follow my adventures: @mollyjhurford on Instagram and Twitter

Reviews

[Daniel Cradler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful nutrition advice for cyclists

I’m new to reading about nutrition but this book seems to be based on current research and passes the common sense test. It has good advice about what to eat and when to optimize your performance.

[Eric Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wanted it to be a bit more technical, but it had plenty of information I hadn't thought about.

[Marcus Goncalves · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a detailed and practical guide for cyclists seeking to enhance their performance through nutrition. Blending the latest (well, as of 2016) sports nutrition science with accessible and engaging advice. The author covers everything from pre-ride meals to post-ride recovery, and easy-to-prepare recipes. Its specialized approach may be less relevant for casual riders.

[Shawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good practical take on how to eat food and not be stupid about it. Seriously, though, there are some great tips (and recipes, too) in here.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for cyclists.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed this book for The Chainlink: http://www.thechainlink.org/page/book...