Tour de France on Sunday by loading up with footlong sandwiches and cookies in Subway.Cyclists are known for needing vast amounts of food to sustain their mammoth physical exertions.
They have to eat thousands of calories every day just to fuel their legs and, given its place at the vanguard of high-performance sport, professional cyclists are generally prepared personalised meals by nutritionists.Sunday was not a normal day for the Ineos Grenadiers.
The team were preparing for the final 115.6km stage from Paris’ La Defense Arena to the Champs-Elysees, but as they boarded the bus, there was no food in sight.READ MORE: Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent after kid 'took go too quickly'No problem for 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas.
He simply took some of his team-mates to fast food chain Subway for some unconventional fuel: sandwiches, cookies, crisps and fizzy drinks.Sharing a picture of himself Luke Rowe, Filippo Ganna and Dylan van Baarle looking more like hungover lads on an overseas stag-do, Thomas wrote: “That hit the spot.
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