Top Tour de France cyclists who complete all 21 stages burn about 120,000 calories during the race β or an average of nearly 6,000 calories per stage. On some of the more difficult mountain stages β like this yearβs Stage 12 β racers will burn close to 8,000 calories. To make up for these huge energy losses, riders eat delectable treats such as jam rolls, energy bars and mouthwatering βjelsβ so they donβt waste energy chewing.
Tadej PogaΔar won both the 2021 and 2020 Tour de France and weighs only 146 pounds (66 kilograms). Tour de France cyclists donβt have much fat to burn for energy. They have to keep putting food energy into their bodies so they can put out energy at what seems like a superhuman rate. So this year, while watching a stage of the Tour de France, note how many times the cyclists eat β now you know the reason for all that snacking.
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