What Do Tour De France Riders Eat On A Rest Day? With Cannondale-Drapac

What Do Tour De France Riders Eat On A Rest Day? With Cannondale-Drapac | Tour De France 2016

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It's well known that Tour de France riders have to eat a huge number of calories to get through the race. But, what do they eat on rest days?
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We met up with Nigel Mitchell, Head Nutritionist of Cannondale-Drapac to find out more - and it wasn't all about pasta and eating as much as they could...
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@Skellist 7 жыл бұрын

Nigel is an absolute joy to listen to, another truly fantastic video, GCN!

@iwearLingerie 6 жыл бұрын

Sk3elly he's a fat man giving nutritional advice.........

@iwearLingerie 6 жыл бұрын

daAnder71 I'm sure he's not the cook 😂😂😂😂

@hawkmantm465 7 жыл бұрын

Nigel was really well spoken and made a lot of sense. Really impressed, very informative.

@ethanboxer-macomber3697 7 жыл бұрын

Super interesting video- It would be cool to get NM on again to talk about how mere mortals can optimize nutrition to perform better on local races / club rides.

@FuriouZ0Spark 7 жыл бұрын

One of the most interesting videos from GCN. Thanks guys! More insightful stuff like this.

@sebastianschar142 7 жыл бұрын

I don't get the salt thing: Do they consume a lot of salt and fluids or just a lot of fluids without the salt to turn it over without the water retentions and weight gain? To the other people criticizing his weight: He is a nutritionist, KNOWLEDGE is his asset. The body is an athletes asset. It does not mean he needs the body of an athlete to prove his knowledge, just like a good coach does not need to put out 6 w/kilo all day long.

@xeno942 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly, choosing foods for athletes and nutritional knowledge is nothing to do with your own laziness or eating habits

@matthewkluge5441 7 жыл бұрын

your point is valid .

@swimpanzee9277 7 жыл бұрын

You don't have to be an athlete to have an ideal body weight though. There seems to be two possibilities: 1) His advice is good but he chooses not to follow it, in which case why not? This is his career and he's regularly in the public eye. He needs pro athletes to have faith and stake their careers on his advice. It's like the president of the hair club for men being bald. Doesn't inspire confidence. Or 2) His advice is not great and he can't manage a healthy weight on it himself.

@Adamar454 7 жыл бұрын

his "advice" is for top level athletes riding a 3 week race, he is not, why would it apply to him?

@swimpanzee9277 7 жыл бұрын

+Adamar454 So you're saying he can expertly advise a professional athlete but doesn't have a clue how to keep an average guy at a healthy BMI?

@ChlorophyllCrusher 7 жыл бұрын

Top 3 best videos you've done, guys. I will need to watch this many times to fully absorb the insights!

@NathanBudd 7 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most interesting videos I've seen from GCN. A lot of cycling and by extension GCN videos are common sense, but this was extremely insightful!

@brianmoore1164 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. An insiders look at how the teams manage their bodies to keep the performance level high.

@PetarSofev 7 жыл бұрын

This is extremely interesting and useful, cheers!

@TheOfficialDJAVI 7 жыл бұрын

Interesting yes, usefull im not sure. I dont think I'll ever race a grand tour in my life and have to do all those complicated recovery processes shown in the vid!

@PetarSofev 7 жыл бұрын

+Javier Valles The stomach, hence diet is some riders weak spot, including myself, so any information is super useful, especially if you are planning a cycling holiday :P

@TheWaxChainFanClub 7 жыл бұрын

These videos are really interesting and informative, brilliant. A Q&A or interview sometime with Asker Jeukendrup would be awesome!

@SMHS28 7 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome! Great info

@Maverick5588 6 жыл бұрын

this was incredibly interesting and extremely informative

@ujjvalchauhan6628 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant video!

@GGorman177 7 жыл бұрын

Now this is awesome content to watch!

@MsFrogster1 7 жыл бұрын

Great insight on what goes on,thank you

@Madhursharma2613 7 жыл бұрын

YOU GUYS DO AMAZING JOB !

@chefsolidOriginal 7 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video, thanks.

@swites 7 жыл бұрын

Fascinating how the body responds to stress. Overcompensation being the reason for fluid build up etc etc. Never thought of that. Quite like the new paint jobs on the Cannondales too

@rhcprulz42 7 жыл бұрын

Super interesting video! Can you do another with him?

@St1ff 7 жыл бұрын

That was way more interesting than I anticipated

@Hans-fz6cc 7 жыл бұрын

Terific video, well explained 👍👍👍

@mrdavecee7248 7 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. I've always liked that guy.

@SkraggsCyclevlog 7 жыл бұрын

Those rest day meals sound awesome! I wish everyday was a rest day, and I could eat like that.

@NorthBrea1991 7 жыл бұрын

@ 1:43 - Finally someone remembering Dan's Cervelo Test Team days?

@wazzup105 7 жыл бұрын

That was way more interesting than I anticipated.

@jamesmcavoy7678 7 жыл бұрын

This is an incredibly useful video. I've done a few 3 week training holidays out in the Pyrenees and now I know why I felt so bad following a rest day. Thank you!

@alainbellemare2168 4 жыл бұрын

if tour going to take a reste day , take two rule

@gixxerflier1 7 жыл бұрын

Very good one!

@HitmanNr47 7 жыл бұрын

Only bad thing about this video: It's way too short, I could listen to this guy for an hour or more!

@rahimmiah2965 4 жыл бұрын

glad he went in detail,

@lucanava9253 6 жыл бұрын

good and appropriate video!

@jae19882005 7 жыл бұрын

Wicked video! I'd like to see a video detailing the process of going from a Sunday morning cyclist to an amateur team up to riding on a pro team and what level of cycling these all are!??

@paulcee9761 7 жыл бұрын

Nigel may be a little guy, but he certainly has a huge amount of good, sensible knowledge in that head of his..!

@johnathanwetherill456 6 жыл бұрын

Really interesting. I learned a lot and explains why I ride better after a non rest day.

@harrylime22 7 жыл бұрын

My rest days are more beer based.

@lukesullivan7189 7 жыл бұрын

Dan's sunglass game is almost as intense as his hair game

@TheSgtGORDO 7 жыл бұрын

Missing some TDF recipes!! Bring some to us! Cakes, energy tricks, juices, chicken, meat, tuna!

@Phaidrus 7 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Oh, and those new super sixes...

@Abnsdllnnlosnfd 7 жыл бұрын

1:39 Love your humour!

@Matt-cj9lm 6 жыл бұрын

Saw Nigel the nutrition guy on Maven's vlog recently :D

@timrhodesjones 7 жыл бұрын

Dan. I think that mechanic at the start is challenging you to a suns out guns out show down!

@Yosser70 7 жыл бұрын

Teams have been doing this for year's haven't they? Greg Lamond said there's nothing new in training or nutrition didn't he ;) Great video, just goes to show the detail that goes into every aspect of the race these days.

@clammerify 6 жыл бұрын

Off day - 9 AM - Erythropoietin - 12 PM Blood Transfusion - 2 PM Tren with side of Erythropoietin - 5 PM Dinner - Corticosteroids - 9 Bed Time snack 100mg of HGH - 2 am wake up and cycle on a turbo trainer for an hour in the team hotel to thin the blood due to EPO thickening. This is a more accurate description.

@Steve-jo3cl 7 жыл бұрын

Great video indeed.... Still need to fix that computer mounting up there Mr Lloyd, it doesnt look pro ..haha

@jimmyaustin6087 7 жыл бұрын

Dan the builder, with his measuring tape clipped in his pocket at the end.

@eheis5 7 жыл бұрын

Yo Dawgs, Grapene is exciting stuff but CF is already conductive.

@bagels8210 7 жыл бұрын

Off topic question: what helmet is those neon/white ones that pop up a couple times this vid?

@andrewpease530 7 жыл бұрын

Is Dan now also a brand ambassador for Fosters Lager with those specs?

@alexshih6424 3 жыл бұрын

I suppose its impossible to ask for a good'ol GCN Bus Tour during these 2020 Tour de Pandemic, I mean France

@oliw3664 7 жыл бұрын

That was tres interesting! 3kg put on in a day!? Bloomin eck!

@polthomaskeeley7860 7 жыл бұрын

Wasn't this English guy the same nutritionist for Team Sky a while back? Forgive me if this is already obvious to everyone, but his accent and look is familiar. Just Googled him. Yes, it is. He sounds on point!

@tomnickdelonge1 7 жыл бұрын

How do you like your water in the morning? sunny side up or turned over?

@TheCashMan67 7 жыл бұрын

Dan, is that a tape in your pocket? Or were you just happy to see Nutty Nigel?

@jacqueschiron4035 7 жыл бұрын

Is that a tape measure on your belt there, Bob the builder?

@hardcoreromeo2111 Жыл бұрын

There are no rest days in a Tour de France. What a rough stretch

@markus3569 7 жыл бұрын

Someone should advise the guy at 3:17 that the chicken is already dead.... lol

@HShango 7 жыл бұрын

one thing for sure i love bananas

@danielellis2874 7 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else recoil when they cut from Nigel saying "I measured the guys urine and none of them were dehydrated" to a shot of a glass of thick looking green liquid?? Genuinely thought that was some weird cannondale coloured urine for a second

@AyahuascaSage 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually part of their contract that their urine must also match the color of the team!

@fireline122 7 жыл бұрын

Certainly the lad in the back.. the Green Jersey has been bulking up.. hasnt he

@RixterNow 7 жыл бұрын

Showing that glass of green juice right as they were talking urine samples was very awkward

@udubidub 6 жыл бұрын

was only a piss take.

@gobybike99 7 жыл бұрын

interesting that it is not just about drinking lots of water but actually drinking water and then sweating it out. the process is interesting.

@benlovestea 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't realise Dan was sponsored by Fosters. Although I'm not surprised.

@Yeeesh666 7 жыл бұрын

he's not even that overweight, its just a standard looking british older guy have you guys been here tea comes with scones and biscuits

@ChuiStrong 6 жыл бұрын

seymore butts he's not even that overweight? so is Donald Trump's not even that stupid??

@experiment54 7 жыл бұрын

looks like chef is on a rest day

@Redbanano 7 жыл бұрын

Idiot

@experiment54 7 жыл бұрын

I wont apologise for having high standards. And I'll make a video later explaining why.

@J.P.1. 7 жыл бұрын

are you the mug that doesn't understand that he's not the athlete? these guys consume around 8000 calories a day just to maintain output. if he's consuming a only quarter of that, and doesn't have a high output, he'll gain weight. besides, the saying goes, "don't trust a skinny chef"....

@experiment54 7 жыл бұрын

Horizons yet you'll fucking watch it haha

@experiment54 7 жыл бұрын

Horizons see ya soon :-D haha

@stereosteve7892 7 жыл бұрын

i wonder what dan´s tape measure is for?

@MegaDamarkus 7 жыл бұрын

The next day Sebastian Langeveld had food posion the next morning, he had to stop with the race.....

@300mamx 7 жыл бұрын

gotta luv how he wipes his lips after talking about the 2nd urine test

@twotwentyswift 6 жыл бұрын

I bet Nigel makes fantastic steaks!

@drefhill 6 жыл бұрын

twotwentyswift yes probably... if you want to finish last and end up looking like a fat pig.

@twotwentyswift 6 жыл бұрын

If you think he feeds his riders steaks to "finish last and look like fat pigs" you must be one of those vegan trolls, LMAO.

@schristiansen3151 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah Cannondale's "head of nutrition" knows nothing about how to feed his riders, but Monoi will set him straight........hahahaha!

@carlosmore69 7 жыл бұрын

rise the volume of the videos pleasee!!!

@seeinyurcrap4305 7 жыл бұрын

I asked Durianrider what he thought about preparing for the next day of racing on a rest day. He said, "sleep, water, sugar bitches. #carbthefuckup ! and #hardenthefuckup ! and get a mountain stage win cannondale !

@kmccumbe 7 жыл бұрын

If Cav is sponsored by Oakley....is Lloyd sponsored by Fosters? @3:52

@bethinho86 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder if have any vegetarian cyclists in pro peloton and what they eat, not only in the rest day but in race day too.

@susanvalkai6348 7 жыл бұрын

Definitely. They do it for performance reasons. Meat products weigh you down. Plus they wanna be lean not body builders

@budesmatpicu3992 7 жыл бұрын

Lizzie The WorldChamp is vegetarian since quite long time as far as I remember.

@dereknolantan 7 жыл бұрын

She eats fish. Isn't fish meat?

@Mi7cro 7 жыл бұрын

i think that dave zabrinski rode the tour on a vegan diet , a couple yrs ago

@gcn 7 жыл бұрын

He started the 2011 season as a vegan, but went back to his old diet in April of that year.

@ethanackerman5637 7 жыл бұрын

Wasn't this the same guy on Team Sky two years back?

@danosullivan2964 4 жыл бұрын

3:15... We just going to ignore how this guy holds a fork?

@susanvalkai6348 7 жыл бұрын

Chicken is super anabolic. Why are they eating protein when protein causes muscle growth. Cycling is catabolic not anabolic. This nutritionist is feeding these boys a body builders diet. It should be carbs with a side of carbs with a heaping topping of carbs !!

@susanvalkai6348 7 жыл бұрын

+Martijn klop that's true however, there is sufficient protein in plant foods that are high in carbs, your potatoes, wheat pasta, and rice, that they would get enough protein. The chicken way, they are getting an excess of protein and it's going to slow them down rather than speed them up if they had carbs instead.

@alanhall235 7 жыл бұрын

That is exactly why you aren't a cycling nutritionist. Vegans don't have a clue about standard nutrition never mind sports nutrition.

@susanvalkai6348 7 жыл бұрын

+alan hall because I'm not overweight like their team chef? He might be the nicest person in the world but he is fundamentally wrong about what to feed them. Every cell in the body prefers #1 to run on glucose. Endurance athletes are all about the glycogen.

@lisapet160 7 жыл бұрын

+Susan Valkai Cut the bull. Overweight nutritionist is the same as cycling coach generating power below pro peloton riders' levels. They are hired to instruct and teach, not to perform on podium or on the road.

@juknevij 7 жыл бұрын

You need protein to repair muscles, just enough to avoid losing muscles. And you always need some proteins to break those carbs.

@DJShearer 7 жыл бұрын

Note the lack of wheat, big thumbs up!

@aidankelly2222 7 жыл бұрын

No wonder I'm slow. It's blocked legs from all the rest days

@georgetfzhang 7 жыл бұрын

THAT hair... #boss

@Farhanmyl 7 жыл бұрын

first few comments! i watch this when there is 86 views!! yay finally!

@criteriumgoat6525 7 жыл бұрын

what was that? blot leg? blocked leg? blotted leg?

@superfisto 7 жыл бұрын

blocked

@onesimpleclik 7 жыл бұрын

what's with people bagging on Nigel? the guy obviously knows his shit, is doing his job properly, & wouldn't be in his position if he wasn't.

@EwaldasJakas 7 жыл бұрын

Lithuanian working hard for success some day we get on the podium.

@stephenmcgreesh3968 7 жыл бұрын

Are they Fosters sunglasses?! Surely not pro.

@chekemedina2133 7 жыл бұрын

cannondale😍😍😚

@jubeeju 7 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know if there are any vegan pro riders in the Tour?

@robdvda 7 жыл бұрын

It surprises me that they eat so much meat. I thought it wasn't good for recovery. Steak, chicken and salmon in a 24hr period.

@tungstenkid2271 6 жыл бұрын

When I used to do long cycle-camping trips I always gave my stomach exactly what it asked for (including so-called 'junk food') and I got on great, it definitely wouldn't have liked that fancy poncey stuff that's served up to pro riders..:)

@alfredorodriguez5257 7 жыл бұрын

Everyday is a rest day for me

@therealbenwilson 7 жыл бұрын

wasn't he the head of nutrition for Team Sky a while back?

@singletrackftw 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought I remembered a video where he was talking about sky's diet and food preparations.

@therealbenwilson 7 жыл бұрын

I remember to, I think it was at 2011 or 12

@barrymccockiner1669 7 жыл бұрын

forgot the blood tran.fusion and doping hour! COME ON GCN

@roryjohnson323 7 жыл бұрын

Did sky fire him

@slacker697 7 жыл бұрын

so, is eating 30 bananas on the rest day a good idea?

@jonphotos8631 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of inflammation caused by eating like that and improper food combination

@livingmybestlife123 7 жыл бұрын

why the prune juice?

@kalashnikovcortez1380 7 жыл бұрын

looks sort of like beet juice, minus the red urine

@Montiman0 7 жыл бұрын

Why did he leave sky? He seems like their type

@blanken1 7 жыл бұрын

How many vegetarian/vegan's are in the PRO ranks, and how do the teams address their specific needs?

@philadams9254 7 жыл бұрын

More than you might think. I have ridden with about 10 pros this year in Tenerife who eat vegan for most of the year. From what I can gather, it is widespread "in season" due to the performance-enhancing effects. Of course, a lot feel uncomfortable talking about it due to conflicts of interest with nutrition sponsorship deals at stake etc. Most do it purely for the weight management/blood benefits and animal cruelty isn't even on the radar. For that reason, some will eat meat with their team for social/celebratory reasons such as the Steak mentioned in the video. Such diets are more prominent in the running world due to the skinny Kenyans/Ethiopians dominating on corn/rice/potatoes and everyone wanting to copy them.

@nanosmangart177 7 жыл бұрын

A marathon lasts two hours, no way to compare to endurance cycling events.