Tadej Pogacar is close to obtaining his first title Italy spin, a sensational debut, which makes him the best cyclist of the season and in the absence of more results.
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Daniel Martínez (Bora) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos) They made efforts to match it, but it was impossible and they will be second and third, respectively.
There are many ‘secrets’ that have been revealed regarding Pogacar’s way of life and one of them is his diet, which he follows to the letter in competitions and even more so in this Giro. Gorka Prieto is the nutritionist of the Arab team, who spoke about this topic.
“It is focused, above all, on carbohydrate intake. What is done a month before is to plan all the menus together with the cooks and each day they are adjusted based on the runner’s energy expenditure, although, for example, for breakfast each cyclist does have an already established menu,” he said. Prieto to Ace of Spain.
And he added: “Oatmeal, rice, the homemade bread that the cooks make, especially simple sugars like jams, syrups, fruit juice, we have pancakes, we make waffles… They have a fairly varied diet and a lot to choose from.”
Pogacar is 26 years old and is the third major winner after her two victories in the Tour de France, but you must make many sacrifices in your diet.
Prieto warns that the runner loses between 8,500 and 9,500 calories in some stages, comparable to eating about 30 hamburgers.
“It’s outrageous. We have a recovery protocol, in the sense of the intake of carbohydrates, proteins and fats per runner. It varies based on the estimate we have made before, so they have small snacks after the stage to recover the glycogen that they have lost and then what they adjust is dinner,” he said.
Prieto warns that outside of the races Pogacar has several days in which he can delight in food.
“They have been away from home for a month, away from the family, mentally a little fatigued. By following a very strict diet, once they get home they do whatever they want for a week. There is no rebound effect or anything like that, they simply eat what they want and once they have rested mentally and physically and from the diet, we return to it when more or less passes, between four or five days and a week. ”he declared.
The nutritionist spoke about the loss of kilos after a competition as demanding as the Giro and his response is surprising.
“None, they stay the same. That is why nutrition is so important, because we try to ensure that they arrive at the Giro with the best possible body composition and that during all stages they maintain that weight and do not lose it as happened before,” he stated.
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