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Tour de France Riders Fuel at 120g Carb. But Should You?

Tour de France Riders Fuel at 120g Carb. But Should You?
technology7/20/2025

Riders eat as many as 4-5 gels per hour in the high-speed era of the Tour de France. But what works for Pogačar doesn't work for everyone.

One hundred twenty. It’s the magic number of the Tour de France. Tadej Pogačar is among the majority of pros who squeeze down 120 grams of carbohydrate per hour to fuel their intensity of the Tour de France. That’s maybe 50 percent more fuel than rid... [8129 chars]