CARB BOMBING | Controversial New Fueling Strategy in Pro Cycling | Dr. Will Girling | Ask a Cycling Coach 536
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad
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🗓️ 19 June 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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(00:00) Welcome!
(00:27) Meet Will Gerling: Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Team Nutritionist
(01:42) Pro Cycling Nutrition Insights
(04:27) Sodium Bicarbonate in Racing
(07:24) Heat and Hydration Strategies
(14:08) Sweat Testing and Practical Applications
(23:07) Evolving Perspectives on Sodium Intake
(26:05) Introduction to Carb Bombing
(28:18) Cam Jones' Unbound Nutrition Strategy
(30:21) Carbohydrate Oxidation and Testing
(34:43) Practical Considerations for High Carb Intake
(39:24 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
In today’s episode of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast presented by TrainerRoad, Coach Jonathan is joined by Will Girling, Nutritionist for Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe. They discuss the relevance of sweat testing, balancing carbohydrates and sweat in extreme heat, and discuss the new and somewhat controversial mid-race nutrition strategy called “Carb Bombing”. The episode dives into the practical applications of these nutrition strategies, the science behind them, and how you can apply this information to your own training. Share your insights and questions in the comments below. Sign up for TrainerRoad to get AI cycling coaching tailored to you!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Ask a Cycling Coach podcast presented by Trainer Road. Today we are going to |
| 0:03.7 | discuss the relevance of sweat testing for average athletes. If all of us should actually invest in |
| 0:08.6 | going and getting a sweat test done, that home stuff, we'll talk about that. We're also going to |
| 0:12.3 | talk about balancing high carbon sweat and extreme heat, but perhaps most importantly, we're going |
| 0:16.9 | to talk about this new strategy that we hear whispers of of carb bombing mid-race |
| 0:21.0 | that these pro athletes are doing the background behind it will's thoughts and if we should |
| 0:27.1 | do it and that's will girling who i'm speaking of there will girling is a team nutritionist |
| 0:30.8 | at red bullb borah hansgroro the professional cycling team you can find more information about |
| 0:34.8 | will and even his nutrition services at will girling.com. |
| 0:39.3 | He's a doctorate student in LMJU and applied sport and exercise science. |
| 0:43.1 | We've had them on the podcast before. |
| 0:44.7 | Will, stoked to have you back. |
| 0:46.2 | And also, congratulations on the new gig at Red Bull Borah Hansryo. |
| 0:50.2 | That's exciting. |
| 0:50.8 | Yeah, thanks very much, man. |
| 0:51.7 | It's great to be back. |
| 0:52.5 | It's always great to have a little chat about apples and pears and cycling. |
| 0:56.2 | So, yeah, looking forward to me. |
| 0:59.4 | Oh, man, like you're on the Red Bull team now. |
| 1:02.3 | Like, Red Bull's such an iconic brand. |
| 1:04.2 | We see, like, in Formula One, they've been so dominant. |
| 1:07.0 | We've seen them involved in a bunch of other sports. |
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