Offers performance-driven, nutritious recipes inspired by professional cycling to maximize endurance, energy, and health.This is the ultimate Tour de France performance cookbook, a modern classic, and a must-have for all cycling aficionados serious about nutritional intake. With 350-pages of easy-to-prepare recipes containing allergy friendly, natural, unprocessed foods, The Grand Tour Cookbook is the ultimate companion in the kitchen for athletes.Based on actual food prepared for professional cycling's grueling 3-week Grand Tours, including the Giro, Tour de France and the Vuelta, this book is a guide on how to cook, what to eat and how to maximize athletic performance throughout the year. Author Hannah Grant has a background in modern sports nutrition and The Grand Tour Cookbook focuses on the challenges presented by the caloric requirements of an endurance athlete: solutions are presented that comprise a beneficial carbohydrate intake, a bounty of ideas to keep vegetables, proteins and good fats captivating and mouth watering. Maximize your performance by changing the way you eat - lose weight, get more energy, conquer those goals and become a successful rider. Acknowledged by the world's best restaurant executive head chef Rene Redzepi (NOMA, Copenhagen), the book also features insight and experience from Exercise Physiologist-Nutrition Scientist Stacy T Sims, MSc, PhD. Read opinions on food and nutrition for body and mind and how they optimize performance through eating intelligently.