"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Pre Race breakfast

Whatchu eatin son?

For me, Oatmeal, liter of OJ, and a small muffin.

Coffee, Optygen capsules and friggin gruel. HTFU KP.

normally oatmeal or a bowl of muesli, plenty of coffee, and glass of OJ.

the cigarette chasers went out the window two years ago.

Cereal w/skim milk, PB&J on toast, OJ, coffee, Clif bar an hour before the race (road races only).

Large bowl oatmeal and a half of gallon of water(Crystal Light) since I sweat A LOT.

Two pieces of toast. Sometimes with PB. A bottle of cytomax on the drive to the race/warmup.

Either a bowl of cereal with nonfat milk or a bowl of oatmeal, both ~ 400-500 calories. Then on the way to the race one bottle of water, one bottle of cytomax during warm up, then an enervit crack pack on the line if a crit, if a road race then a gel on the line.

1 banana, 2 servings of endurox and 1 pot of coffee (or 8 nespresso pods).

Whatever I can get my hands on...... Grits, bagel, Egg McMuffin.. whatever

bowl of oatmeal w/ tablespoon of honey and tablespoon of peanut butter. coffee

Coffee, Optygen capsules and friggin gruel. HTFU KP.

I was going to mention the triple shot of vestal virgin's blood (mixed with v8), but didn't want to show off.

Whatever I can get my hands on...... Grits, bagel, Egg McMuffin.. whatever

ummmmm... egg mcmuffin.

3 eggs scrambled
2 slices toast
1 glass of juice (apple, grape, orange, pineapple, whatever)

Depending on the start time, a snack and/or energy bar 1 hour before the race.

oatmeal (lotsa honey, pinch of salt, spoon of pb, some grape nuts for crunch), banana, maybe some oj

really, it's what you've eaten in the days beforehand that matters.. glycogen stores aren't gonna fill up in your one meal before an event.

normally oatmeal or a bowl of muesli, plenty of coffee, and glass of OJ.

the cigarette chasers went out the window two years ago.

You have H'dTFU b.

The sacrifices we make for cycling are beyond the pale.

You have H'dTFU b.

The sacrifices we make for cycling are beyond the pale.

i don't know. there's nothing harder than showing up to the line with smokers breath. :D

Any smoker that can race bicycles gets the vaunted Pcad HTFU Lifetime Achievement Award

I usually eat 3 hours before a race.
Large oatmeal, banana, protein supplement, vitamin cocktail, lots of water.
Then I sip on water or carb drink.
2 hours before race I down a large-*** caffeinated beverage or the like.
Then just sips of water until an hour before.

Any smoker that can race bicycles gets the vaunted Pcad HTFU Lifetime Achievement Award

Bonus points if they're menthols or Camel non-filters.

granola, oatmeal, grapefruit, apple, toast, oj, water, etc etc etc

Well, before my one race, I had a banana, a glass of OJ, and a cliff bar.

Bonus points if they're menthols or Camel non-filters.

i gave up on the non-filters in college.

i gave up on the non-filters in college.

hand-rolled?

hand-rolled?

those are nasty, and make your teeth brown, and your breath stink.

if you include those, then i was smoking filter-less as recently as 2 years ago, always when i was out of my own stash, and too drunk to care.

Geeze man. When you come through NC, give me a call. I need to hang with you one night so I can witness what living really is. ;)

1/2 cup Grape nuts, 1/4 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup of fruit

2 sevings of oatmeal with banana. maybe a few nuts and a bit of honey/jam.

2 eggs

lots of water and coffee

keep snacking up until race time on more oats or carb drinks and gels... most of my pre race nutrition happens the days pre race though... this is just a regulated meal choice to keep the GI tract happy and keep the confidence up (confidence that I wont poo my pants during the race, that is). plain and reliable.

I like brown rice too as a pre race meal... again, with an egg or two.

2 sevings of oatmeal with banana. maybe a few nuts and a bit of honey/jam.

2 eggs

lots of water and coffee

keep snacking up until race time on more oats or carb drinks and gels... most of my pre race nutrition happens the days pre race though... this is just a regulated meal choice to keep the GI tract happy and keep the confidence up (confidence that I wont poo my pants during the race, that is). plain and reliable.

I like brown rice too as a pre race meal... again, with an egg or two.

are all of your races 150 miles long?

Grape nuts, grapefruit, coffee = ideal breakfast for any cycling event.

1/2 cup Grape nuts, 1/4 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup of fruit

I'll bet half of BF switches to this breakfast now. I know I am.

Wawa Egg White-Turkey Sausauge-Cheese Bagel Sandwich with a 20 oz Hazelnut coffee w/6 sugars and a banana

Its got everything in one package. I think i hit on all 4 food groups there.

5 food groups if you count the post-race beer.

I'll bet half of BF switches to this breakfast now. I know I am.

I'll be in the half that doesnt. :p

Grape Nuts suck.

Ever eat that stuff? Go ahead and pour some milk into a bowl of aquarium gravel. Its about the same thing.

Go ahead and pour some milk into a bowl of aquarium gravel. Its about the same thing.

:roflmao:

I don't mind grapenuts,

Personally, I do very well on eggs and toast or Muesli and yogurt. Atomic strength coffee is mandatory.


ummmmm... egg mcmuffin.

You can do worse. Surprising, actually.

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You can do worse. Surprising, actually.

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i know. i've had more than a few for breakfast since i've been back.

Optygen capsules


really? I took those last year and saw no difference. in fact, after they released that study that showed
that men who took vitamins and got prostate cancer had a higher incidence of death than those who didn't take vitamins I pretty much flushed all supplements.

on topic: 3/4 cup oatmeal (the real kind) with fresh fruit, raisins and nuts.

Bowl of Raisin bran or granola with 2% or skim milk. Make pot of mixed batch of expresso, nicaraguan, and columbian coffee in a serving size of 4 cups of expresso (less caffeine because it's a mixed drink hah). Eat all granola or cereal and pour coffee into bowl which has the milk left in it. Delicious.

Then a banana or apple depending on what I have. Maybe half a cliff bar during the drive down to the race if a teammate has the munchies.

I've only raced once, but my breakfast consisted of 2 packets of oatmeal and about 12 ounces of accelerade on my way to the race.

Personally, I do very well on eggs and toast or Muesli and yogurt. Atomic strength coffee is mandatory.



You can do worse. Surprising, actually.

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Yeah, but who here eats just one? Not I. :o

Belgium waffle with peanut butter and maple syrup. OJ, water, coffee to drink.

God I love sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits. Branman got mad at me for eating them before a TT so I stopped eating them before races. No other reason.

I took those last year and saw no difference. in fact, after they released that study that showed
that men who took vitamins and got prostate cancer had a higher incidence of death than those who didn't take vitamins I pretty much flushed all supplements.

on topic: oatmeal (the real kind) with fresh fruit, raisins and nuts.

I'm hoping for the optygen placebo effect followed by premature death, it will simply put me out of my velo misery. Double benefit.

Whatchu eatin son?

For me, Oatmeal, liter of OJ, and a small muffin.

Totally agree. Oatmeal digests just fine. Go with anything greasy and you might stop to heave.

By the way, there will be a study next month that will report people who take supplements live 10 years longer, and people who take Optygen live forever.

1/2 cup Grape nuts, 1/4 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup of fruit


I would need the multiply that by 4 for it to make a dent in my stomach. That's like high school anorexia portions. Is this a cry for help?

Oatmeal + fruit is preferred.

I've done great races on cold pizza too though. The morning of doesn't really matter that much for me.

By the way, there will be a study next month that will report people who take supplements live 10 years longer, and people who take Optygen live forever.

it may work. it was just way too expensive with no discernible results.

it may work. it was just way too expensive with no discernible results.

That extra $50 per month is killing me. I don't need optygen. I need EPO, HGH, steroids, and an altitude tent.

You know what did make me faster though? Losing five pounds and riding more. Now I can eat more oatmeal!

I think riding my bike off the GW Bridge would make me faster, but it would be short lived.

1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup TVP, a bunch of raw almonds, some raisins, cooked.
One grapefruit, maybe one orange.
Lots of coffee.

Maybe I ought to begin and end with a cigarette. I haven't touched a cigarette since I quit smoking four years ago until last night, when I took a couple of drags off a friend's cig while walking around after dinner. Gotta admit, that smoke was delicious.