1st vegan in running the Tour de France

• April 19, 2024

David Zabriskie is an American cyclist who, starting July 2, will become the first person to run the Tour de Francewhose diet is "vegan ", That is, does not include any product of animal origin.

Zabriskie intends to travel the almost 3 thousand 500 kilometers of the French round without the contribution of proteins from meat, chicken, fish and eggs.

According to the site Peloton.com , the athlete became vegan after reading an article on pollution, produced by the meat industry and watching documentaries about the food industry in the United States, as King Corn or Food Inc.

The feeding of a cyclist is very important during the Tour de France, so pasta, meat and fish are common in the menus of the runners, but this time will be the exception.

David Zabriskie, who is still diet since a year ago, he discovered in several blood tests that he was sensitive to certain foods and that meat is difficult for him digestion . To overcome the 3 thousand 430 kilometers of the gala round you must eat up to four times a day and eat the 8 thousand calories you need in your preparation for this competition.

Pasta, rice, vegetables and energy drinks will be your allies, although twice a week will "partially" modify your diet, by eating a piece of salmon to increase the absorption capacity of iron .

However, Zabriskie ingests large quantities of Hemp seeds , linen and proteins , which you receive through the consumption of soy, which will allow you to recover energy and maintain your muscle tone.

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