As they go whizzing by me I am forever thinking that
all cyclist’s seem to be skinny and muscly and it makes me wonder if I should
take it up.
The Tour of Britain road race has been going on around
the country for the last seven days and is due to finish in London today. When they get here they will have cycled 790 miles (1272 kilometres).
It all got me to thinking about food (naturally)
and specifically what do cyclists eat and drink on the road? You’ll be pleased to know that my investigations revealed
that they do actually eat (I was dubious about this given their size) and … "it's
food Jim, but not as we know it".
I went to a rather famous bike
shop called Condor Cycles to see what was on offer.
I scanned the shelves and first I found this stuff that you add to your
water to keep you topped up with all the right iso-what's-it’s as you zoom along
the highway (does it sound safe to be drinking while you’re zooming on the
highway?).
Anyway … onto the “food”. I bought a selection of "protein and energy bars" so I could do a taste test in the comfort of my own lyrca and fluro free home.
So how did the taste test go. Well … for starters the Doll refused to partake, saying that she only ate real food. I ventured bravely on by myself, hoping that I was not about to do my taste buds irreparable damage. I decided that the best rating scale would be a 1 to 5 (B-BBBBB) "blurk-ometer". The higher the blurko-meter rating the more “unpleasant” and “unfood-like” they were…
Anyway … onto the “food”. I bought a selection of "protein and energy bars" so I could do a taste test in the comfort of my own lyrca and fluro free home.
So how did the taste test go. Well … for starters the Doll refused to partake, saying that she only ate real food. I ventured bravely on by myself, hoping that I was not about to do my taste buds irreparable damage. I decided that the best rating scale would be a 1 to 5 (B-BBBBB) "blurk-ometer". The higher the blurko-meter rating the more “unpleasant” and “unfood-like” they were…
Mule Bar - BB - it did taste a bit like strudel and didn't have too many
raisins to stick in your teeth.
Promax diet - BBB - technically a high protein bar for weight loss,
chocolately with a funny texture.
ZV9 protein recovery bar - BBBBB - disgusting, tasted horrid, it was like
trying to swallow bubble gum (and you’re not supposed to do that when you’re an
adult) and it even looked awful.
So that’s another tough job done by Ted to save you all from having to expose yourselves to culinary danger (what a hero).
6 comments:
I'm hungry now.....
I'm a keen cyclist. And not very fat.
Thanks Ted for doing the dirty work for me. I have tasted the Cliff bar before but those others are new to me and thankfully now I know not to try them.
Thank you for your sacrifice! Now I know I won't be doing any cycling if I have to eat that kind of food.
Serious cyclists must have an appetite for self punishment.
Do you folks have Kashi bars over there? I often have one or two of their trail mix bars for lunch (or during a golf game for a bit of energy). They taste like saw dust mixed with fruit and nuts, but they seem to work in restoring energy.
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