{"product_id":"the-cycling-chef-9781472960023","title":"The Cycling Chef","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelin-starred chef, world champion athlete and leading sports nutritionist Alan Murchison presents more than 75 delicious, easy-to-make and nutritionally balanced meals to help cyclists of all levels reach their cycling performance goals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn optimized diet, whatever your potential, will help you reach your personal performance ceiling or cycling level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the author''s Michelin-starred kitchen expertise\u003ci\u003e, The Cycling Chef \u003c\/i\u003efeatures more than 75 mouth-watering recipes--including breakfasts, salads, main meals, desserts and snacks, as well as vegetarian and vegan dishes--each designed with busy cyclists in mind. They can all be prepared and cooked in under 30 minutes and are made from ingredients available in a local supermarket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 25 years of experience cooking in Michelin-starred restaurants, in combination with first-hand knowledge of elite sport from a competitor''s perspective and experience of working with some of the world''s best \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI can't think of a finer chef to have written a book on nutrition and diet for athletes... His drive and commitment to culinary precision is matched only by his passion and expertise. -- Tom Kerridge\u003cbr\u003eAlan's dedication to competing at the highest level of sport combined with the creativity and skill of his cooking, make his approach to nutritional cooking nothing short of incredible. -- Ashley Palmer-Watts, Executive Chef at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal\u003cbr\u003eAlan's food is simple, yet tasty and powerful. He’s been a key component for my training and racing. -- Alex Dowsett, World Tour rider, former World Hour Record Holder and national champion\u003cbr\u003eI suspect journalists would put Alan into the category of “marginal gains” that British Cycling is so famous for, but proper nutrition is a huge gain. -- Katie Archibald, multiple world and Olympic gold medallist\u003cbr\u003eAlan Murchison has been pivotal in my transformation from knocking around for Top 10s at national level events to winning World Cups… A game changer. -- Dan Bigham, GB track cyclist and multiple national champion\u003cbr\u003eAs an athlete your priorities are; nutritional value, ease of cooking and taste. It takes real creativity, passion and a true understanding of the athletes needs to combine all these priorities, you don’t have to compromise when you follow Alan’s recipes. -- Callum Skinner, Olympic gold medallist\u003cbr\u003eWorking with Alan has completely changed the way I think about food and opened my eyes to new ideas. Ingredients I would have previously discarded as boring now feature regularly in a balanced diet. Eating well no longer feels like a challenge or a sacrifice. -- Hayley Simmonds, road cyclist and Commonwealth Games medallist\u003cbr\u003eAlan’s unique dual background as a world-class chef as well as a high-performance athlete, means he has an extraordinarily useful empathy to understand and relate to the specific nutritional needs of the sports performer... I would not hesitate to recommend this book to any athlete and of any ambition. -- Dr Jamie Pringle, leading sports scientist\u003cbr\u003eAl genuinely wants to change the way athletes prepare the very food that fuels their performance, and this book is a massive leap in that direction. If you want to fuel world-class performance, do yourself a favour and get the basics right. Train smart and eat smart. Start with this book. -- Steve Bate MBE, Paralympic Champion, World Champion and World Record Holder.\u003cbr\u003eMurchison’s “buzzing bars” are bloody lovely…and a piece of cake to construct -- Matt Butler * i news *\u003cbr\u003eAlan Murchison is an expert both in the saddle and in the kitchen. * Men's Fitness *\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re always in the saddle or a fair-weather cyclist, these tempting recipes are great for topping up your pedal power. * Top Sante *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cycling Chef\u003c\/i\u003e bristles with nutritionally balanced meals that also happen to be delicious … an excellent book that treads the tricky line between healthy, performance-orientated eating and deliciousness … a very welcome addition to the world of sports nutrition recipe books. * The Caterer *\u003cbr\u003eTop cycling cookbook * Cycling Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e  Nutritional Basics The Cyclist's Store Cupboard Special Diets and the Elite Athlete On the Go High-performance Diet on a Budget Nutrition and the Busy Life When to Eat, What to Eat Training Camps Nutritional Plans Breakfasts Broths Main Meals Smoothies and Snacks  \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\/About the Author Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867234251095,"sku":"9781472960023","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472960023.jpg?v=1722282344","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cycling-chef-9781472960023","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}