Covering a distance of 100 km in an afternoon is a notion only attainable by car for the majority of individuals, but for the elite cyclist this is a daily occurrence atop a bicycle. The average distance during a stage of the Tour de France is approximately 160 km, or 100 miles if you're in the UK, totalling around 3500 km (2200 miles) over 23 days. I routinely and comfortable cover 50 km a day on two wheels, but cycling two or three times this distance is a substantial step

I recently posted on the issue regarding the innate hatred for cyclists on the roads, and I staunchly defended the individual on the bicycle since I am one myself. However, not all cyclists can consider themselves innocent angels who deserve to co-exist on the roads with cars or fellow bicycle riders. In fact, several individuals make life more difficult for other bike riders with their actions in and out of the saddle. These can generally be categorised into two individuals:

“I’m not sure there’s an official definition, but roughly, the word ‘supplement’ covers anything you eat that would raise eyebrows if you served it at a dinner party, and which is taken with the intention of making you ride a bike faster but which isn’t a banned drug” That is a quote from former cyclist Michael Hutchinson’s book, “Faster”, in which I believe he describes supplements perfectly. I am currently lucky enough to be working as a researcher into the effects of nutri