Today marked the real beginning of the Tour de France, since the course was the Tour's entry into the alps. On a stage like tomorrow, where there are 3 Category 1 (most difficult) climbs in succession, cyclists can output up to 9,000 calories. You'd only have to eat three Tony Roma's onion loaves (2900 calories each) to keep the body going, but obviously a pro athletes is not going to eat that stuff while riding a bike. Usually, it's lots of energy bars and gels, along with their sports drinks. But sometimes, if your team director likes junk food, he can share a slice of pizza as you pass the team car.
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