Ride your way. Eat what you need, when you need it. Sixteen products, four formats, in whatever order suits the ride.
| A good starting point | Early miles: a bar. As the pace lifts: chews and gels. All the way: an electrolyte drink in your bottle. When you want a lift: Desto, Doppio, Amaro or Attivo. |
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| When to take | Before and during your ride. Start early, before energy drops. |
| Carbs per hour | Many riders aim for 60 to 90g an hour on long rides. A pack of chews (42g) and a 22g gel makes 64g. A Limon (45g) and a pack of chews makes 87g. Two Limon make 90g. |
| Gels | 22g to 45g each. Straight from the pack, or add one to your bottle, as every Veloforte gel dissolves in water. |
| Chews | Six to a pack, about 7g of carbohydrate a piece. Take one at a time and set the pace. |
| Bars | A few bites at a time, straight from a jersey pocket. |
| Drink mixes | A sachet in your bottle with water, and two to three good gulps every 10 to 15 minutes. Passo and Attivo are carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks, and carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance and enhance the absorption of water during prolonged endurance exercise (consume 2 sachets per litre of water in 24 hours to help support prolonged exercise). |
| Train your gut | If higher intakes are new to you, build up gradually in training and try anything new on a training ride first. |
| Caffeine | Desto, Doppio, Amaro and Attivo carry 75mg each. Keep total caffeine below 375mg a day, the equivalent of five of these items. |
| After the ride | Our Recover range picks up where this box leaves off. |