Robert Gorgos is the team nutritionist of Bora-Hansgrohe Cycling Team (a World Tour level team). In this interview, he discusses his role and responsibilities as nutritionist at a World Tour team, and how cyclists at the highest level approach nutrition in racing, training, and in their day to day. 

 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Robert's role and responsibilities as the nutritionist of Bora-Hansgrohe

-What's changed in the last few years, and what might change in the next few years in nutrition in pro cycling?

-Energy demands, macronutrient needs, and intake of nutrition in meals and in training during normal training periods

-Nutrition during stage races (during the race and around the race) 

-How to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable way

-The use of train-low strategies (training with low carbohydrate availability)

-How to be able to take on large amounts of carbohydrate in races

-Common mistakes and top tips around nutrition for endurance athletes

 

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Ministry of Nutrition - Robert's online store of nutrition products
• Bora-Hansgrohe Cycling Team
• All Nutrition-related episodes on That Triathlon Show
• Musculoskeletal adaptations, “train low” strategies, and muscle fiber types with prof. John Hawley | EP#248
• High carbohydrate, low carbohydrate, or periodised carbohydrate intake with Louise Burke, PhD | EP#236
• Endurance sports nutrition: state of the art in 2019 with prof. John Hawley | EP#181
• Effects of 120 g/h of Carbohydrates Intake during a Mountain Marathon on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Elite Runners

 

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