Daily Diet for Giro d’Italia

A typical daily food intake for a Linda McCartney rider would be:


Breakfast:

Cereals with milk, and sometimes soya protein milk or powder added.
Omelette.
Linda McCartney "Rashers".
Linda McCartney "Bangers".
Croissants and bread with jam and cheese.
Natural yogurt.
Fruit juices and spring water.
Tea or coffee.


Race:

Up to 4 bottles of Extran, lemon or orange flavour.
Up to 8 bottles of water.
Baguette with soft low-fat cheese, tomato and hard-boiled egg.
Extran energy bars
Cakes and sweets.
Coke or similar.
Concentrated Extran cartons, peach flavour.


Post Race:

Baguette.
Extran.
Tea.
Coke.


Dinner:

Choose from a selection of:
Salad with poached or hard-boiled eggs and crudities.
Omelette with cheese, mushrooms and potatoes.
Chilli "non" carne made with Linda McCartney mince.
Pasta al dente with neapolitan or arrabiata sauce
Risotto with ricotta.
Fresh vegetable platter: spinach, carrots, beans, cauliflower, broccoli, etc.
Coffee.