The full, original version of this article was published in the 4th September 2025 print edition of Cycling Weekly. Subscribe online and get the magazine delivered direct to your door every week.
As a rule, I prefer to do my pedalling out in the fresh air, cycling along roads, lanes and tracks, rather than, say, while straddling a turbo trainer in a windowless room in Reading. But I have spent quite a lot of time (and money) experimenting with nutritional products over the years, attempting to channel more energy into my legs to avoid bonking during longer rides and events – without ever really knowing what I was doing.
