Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction The power to weight chart What's to lose? Eat less, ride more So many diets.. Training for weight loss The fine line The long game Meal planner Off-season : comforting winter warmers Pre-season: lower carbs for body composition and getting back on track Soft-pedalling days : lower on energy, still high on taste Pre-race : easy-to-digest, high-energy and high-carb Medium days : balanced middle-of-the-pack meals Hard days : fuelling the machine

A must-have recipe book designed for cyclists of all levels, written by Alan Murchison - a Michelin-starred chef and champion athlete who now cooks for elite athletes. As a cyclist, you can have the most amazing diet, but if that isn't balanced with the right training load, you can still end up piling on the pounds, which will slow you down. Michelin-starred chef and leading sports nutritionist Alan Murchison reveals how you can enjoy delicious, nutritionally balanced food and achieve sustainable long-term weight loss whilst positively impacting your cycling performance. A follow-up to Alan's award-winning The Cycling Chef, this is flavoursome food to get you lean and make you go faster.