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Cycling Weekly
Cycling Weekly
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Adam Becket

Are these six common sports nutrition rules fact or fiction?

A female cyclist fills their drinks bottle with water at an outdoor tap

When you are getting into cycling, there are so many things to think about, from how high your tyre pressure should be to whether you’re wearing your kit the right way. One incredibly important thing, possibly the most important, is nutrition.

We all need to eat and drink, and this becomes even more crucial if you are adding exercise into it, whether you are training for a big event or just riding casually. There are lots of facts out there that people are bombarded with, so we took a look at some of the truths and lies of nutrition, like a fun little game of Would I Lie To You?

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