Stephen Smith, PhD.

Head of Performance Nutrition @RBH_ProCycling • Founder @pn365com

[Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe @RBH_ProCycling]

🇧🇪 #TourDeWallonie

@LaurencePithie wins stage 3 of the Tour de Wallonie after a chaotic finale, adding another success to his growing tally this season

At the same time, all the best and a speedy recovery to everyone involved in the crash inside the final kilometres 🙏

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

Muscle Glycogen Resynthesis: examining the biological mechanisms and nutritional requirements for restoring muscle glycogen after strenuous physical activity

New article: https://t.co/1LsOmlWFw4

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@bernardfarrell7 @ttracesofficial Not for a long time unfortunately Bernie!

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Good luck to all competitors at the @ttracesofficial - wishing all a safe and enjoyable fortnight of racing.

To all the newcomers, who get their first taste of the track today, your life will never be the same after today!

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Nice results for the team in Dunkirk.
1-2 on the final stage and the GC for Pithie.

[Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe @RBH_ProCycling]

🇫🇷 #4JDD

Double victory on the final day 🤩

Jordi Meeus wins the stage ahead of Danny van Poppel.

Laurence Pithie wins the overall classification.

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[Eurosport Nederland @Eurosport_NL]

🚴🇫🇷 | Laurence Pithie wint de eerste etappe in de Vierdaagse van Duinkerke! De Nieuw-Zeelander van Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe is de snelste na een gevaarlijke finale met veel valpartijen.

Wielrennen 👀 HBO Max

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🇩🇪 #RundUmKöln

YES! 🏆

Laurence Pithie wins the German one-day race @RundumKoeln after being part of the decisive 3-man breakaway in the final 🇩🇪🥇

@jordimeeus wins the sprint of the peloton, finishing 4th 👏

Our 15th victory this year 🤩

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[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

Next stop, training camp. I quite enjoy the camps. They’re a good time to connect with riders and staff 1:1 outside of the race environment, do some testing, and have bigger conversations.

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@Brady_H What’s incredible, is even with 120g/hr, the crossover would occur eventually. The exercise in this study finished before it could happen.

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

One lesson: textbook guidelines often go straight out the window. You need to deliver what you can, when you can. g/kg targets and perfect meal timing work great in books. But a lot harder when you’ve got a team on different TT start times, rolling out across several hours.

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

Why does your body shift from fat to carbohydrate as exercise intensity increases?

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

As exercise intensity increases, your body shifts its fuel source:
Low intensity = fat dominates.
High intensity = carbs dominate.
This was clearly shown in a classic study by Romijn et al. (1993).
But why does this happen? 🧵

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@MountainRoche Thanks David! On leadership, nutrition, or both!?

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

6 months into my new role, 12 months working in professional cycling. I think I’ve learned more about the real‑world delivery of sports nutrition and working with athletes in that time than in the previous 10 years.

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

@FSApistola Trust me, it's not as much as I miss me on the roads!

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

@AlanLevinovitz Rowing machine or Assault bike are my go-to.

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A new review examines the evolution of nutritional strategies in professional road cycling, with elite riders now consuming 120g (sometimes more) per hour to meet the demands of higher-intensity racing.

But are such high intakes necessary?

https://t.co/CUac4PgVMw

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@AndyBeetroot @sparks_andy @UniofExeter @MaurtenOfficial Amazing opportunity for someone!

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

Maibaum 🇦🇹

[Stephen Smith, PhD. @stephensmithPN]

A recent review explores taurine’s potential as a novel thermoregulatory aid.

https://t.co/JVfEft9B1N

Full breakdown available: https://t.co/l580Xzmox2