Customizing Caffeine Strategies for Elite Cyclists

Exploring the personalized approach to caffeine intake for world-tour athletes, covering various forms of consumption and emphasizing the importance of timing based on race demands.

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(0:00) Welcome!

(0:48) Tadej Pogacar from Tim’s perspective

(04:07) What does Pogacar do uniquely

(06:57) Tim's current work on heat and carbs

(09:57) Does heat affect carb absorption?

(13:18) Are products with menthol effective at lowering core temp

(15:57) Implications of modern high carb/sodium intake

(17:22) What Tim has learned as an advisor to World Tour teams

(19:19) Is nutrient timing really the next big thing?

(25:15) Can taking in too many carbs be bad?

(33:31) Do bigger riders process more carbs?

(36:39) Is 1:0.8 still the ideal carb ratio?

(39:54) Tim’s perspective on cluster dextrins

(43:02) What are World Tour teams doing with their nutrition?

(45:02) Balancing carb intake with body composition goals

(46:35) Observations in pro teams vs in the lab studies/test

(48:13) Do pro teams still use ketones?

(51:16) Are we consuming too much sodium?

(54:33) Is sodium bicarbonate being used in the pro peloton?

(56:41) How pro cyclists use caffeine

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