Advanced nutrition for cycling

Explore our lecture on “Advanced nutrition for cycling” with Professor Asker Jeukendrup. In this session, Asker examines advanced fuelling strategies for cycling, from nutrition before and during long events to newer developments in sports nutrition that may offer a competitive edge. Drawing on both laboratory science and experience working with professional cycling teams, the lecture translates current evidence into practical strategies for athletes, coaches, and practitioners.

What we will cover:
    How should cyclists fuel before and during long training sessions and races?
    What nutrition strategies are most effective for long-duration cycling performance?
    What can professional cycling teach us about advanced nutrition practice?
    When might strategies such as training high versus training low be useful?
    What does the latest science say about emerging supplements for cycling?
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Speakers

1

Number of lectures

3

Video time

90

Reading

2

Exams

1

Professor Asker Jeukendrup

Professor Asker Jeukendrup is one of the world’s leading sports nutritionists and exercise physiologist who spent most of his career as a professor at the University of Birmingham (UK) as Head of The Human Performance Laboratory. Currently he is a (visiting) professor at Loughborough University. He has authored 9 books and over 250 research papers and book chapters. During his career Asker has worked at the forefront of research as well as directly with athletes, including Olympic and World champions, Tour de France cyclists and Champions league football teams. 

After many years of working at Universities, Asker accepted a position as the Global Senior Director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. At present he is the director of his own performance consulting business “Mysportscience”, and worked or works with a number of football clubs (including FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Red Bull Leipzig, Red Bull Saltzburg and PSV Eindhoven). He is head of performance nutrition of the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center, and Performance Manager of Nutrition for the Dutch Olympic team.
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