Nutrition at the cycling World Tour level with Robert Gorgos (Bora-Hansgrohe nutritionist) | EP#267

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Robert Gorgos is the team nutritionist of Bora-Hansgrohe Cycling Team (a World Tour level team). In this interview, he discusses his role and responsibilities as nutritionist at a World Tour team, and how cyclists at the highest level approach nutrition in racing, training, and in their day to day. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Robert's role and responsibilities as the nutritionist of Bora-Hansgrohe -What's changed in the last few years, and what might change in the next few years in nutrition in pro cycling? -Energy demands, macronutrient needs, and intake of nutrition in meals and in training during normal training periods -Nutrition during stage races (during the race and around the race) -How to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable way -The use of train-low strategies (training with low carbohydrate availability) -How to be able to take on large amounts of carbohydrate in races -Common mistakes and top tips around nutrition for endurance athletes SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts267/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Ministry of Nutrition - Robert's online store of nutrition products Bora-Hansgrohe Cycling Team All Nutrition-related episodes on That Triathlon Show Musculoskeletal adaptations, “train low” strategies, and muscle fiber types with prof. John Hawley | EP#248 High carbohydrate, low carbohydrate, or periodised carbohydrate intake with Louise Burke, PhD | EP#236 Endurance sports nutrition: state of the art in 2019 with prof. John Hawley | EP#181 Effects of 120 g/h of Carbohydrates Intake during a Mountain Marathon on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Elite Runners RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	That Traathlon Show, 267.
0:17.9	Hey, hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show.
0:23.4	The podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:27.3	I'm your host Michael, and I hope that 2021 is off to a great start for you.
0:32.9	Today's guest on the podcast is Robert Gorgos, who who is the team nutritionist of Bora Hanskroy
0:39.3	cycling team, which is a world tour level team based in Germany. In this interview,
0:45.3	Robert discusses his role and responsibilities as the team nutritionist and generally speaking
0:50.7	how cyclists at the highest level approach nutrition in racing, training and in
0:55.5	their day to day. One thing that I want to mention about this interview is that at the time of us
1:01.2	conducting the interview, Robert wasn't sure if he was actually allowed to say which team he
1:05.6	worked for. So when we talk in the interview, we don't actually mention both Hans Grohe,
1:13.7	but beat around the bush a bit, to be frank, and only in the interview, we don't actually mention Boda Hans Grohe, but beat around the bush a bit, to be frank.
1:23.5	And only after the interview was done, could Robert confirm to me that it was okay to mention the team name as well, which I personally think is very important to get some more context.
1:25.4	So I'm happy with that.
1:28.1	But anyway, if it sounds a bit secretive at times in the interview,
1:33.7	this is the reason why. And now after the fact, we have confirmed that it is no issue at all to mention Boehlenz Groyes, the team that Robert is working for. But before we get into the
1:39.5	interview, big thanks to our sponsors, precision hydration, that you can find on precision hydration.com
1:45.9	and since today's topic is around world tour cycling teams precision hydration is sponsoring
1:52.3	team sunweb who had great success in 2020 when the racing season finally started again
1:58.9	after the break due to the pandemic and achieved many
2:02.5	great performances as a team and as individuals. Precision hydration's electrolytes can be matched
2:09.1	to your individual sweat sodium concentration and you can get a good estimate for how much
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