Tour de France. Stage 21. Final Day. Cheers to Froome.

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Stage 18 Classifications

I started watching when Lance Armstrong was dominating the Tour, and kept a casual interest in it afterward. The scenery the cyclists ride through is worth watching, if nothing else excites you. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen have been calling the race for 31 years.


Also, I am noticing more commercial interruptions this year over previous years. Is anyone else thinking that the commercials are excessive? The beginning of each stage is filled with commercial breaks containing more commercials than race coverage. (First World Problems)

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Mens Journal Link to 8,000 calorie a day diet for Tour
An Example Race Day Food Diary

Breakfast (3-4 hours before the race starts):
1 bowl of porridge (150 calories per cup, cooked) with banana (105 calories per banana), and some nuts (529 calories per cup of almonds)
1 big plate of pasta (174 calories per cup)
1 piece of cake (roughly 225 calories)
Coffee (1 calorie per cup)
Fruit juice (122 calories per serving)

Post-breakfast snack:
Cereal bar (about 120 calories)
Fruit juice (122 calories per serving)

During a 4-hour stage: (quantity varies depending on the stage profile, and weather)
3 gels (about 100 calories each) 1 bar (about 220 calories)
2 paninis (roughly 380 calories each)
8-12 bottles of sports drinks (50 calories per 8 ounces)

Post-race:
Recovery drink (209 calories per cup of chocolate milk)
1 bowl of rice (216 calories per cup) with ham (203 calories per cup) and parmesan cheese (22 calories per tablespoon)

Pre-dinner snack:
Greek yogurt (100 calories per container) with granola, (280 calories per cup)
Dried fruits (roughly 100 calories per ¼ cup)
Water (0 calories)

Dinner:
Salad
Risotto, (about 280 calories per serving) with:
-chicken breast (500 calories per breast)
-vegetables (50 calories per serving of broccoli)
-potatoes (163 calories in a medium-sized potato)
Fruit salad (about 74 calories per cup)

Post-dinner snack:
Fruit (105 calories in a banana)
Crackers (about 13 calories per cracker)