Lara Kazakos

Appears in
Eat Bike Cook: Food Stories & Recipes from Female Cyclists
Eat Bike Cook

By Kitty Pemberton-Platt

Published 2021

  • About
AGE 31
LUCERNE, SWITZLERAND
ROAD RIDER
Enjoys long rides in the mountains as well as short, fast racing.
THE RIDE
L’Étape du Tour – 180km. This is an amateur cycling event on a Tour de France stage.
PRE-RIDE

At 5am I had oats prepared the night before (oats, milk, banana, honey and a sachet of vanilla protein powder) in a McDonald’s cup (I forgot a container!). Immediately before setting off at 6.30am I had a banana.

DURING
  • Three mini brioches with ham, avocado and cheese wrapped in tin foil, not plastic.
  • Four Clif bars (mixed flavours, but oatmeal raisin or coconut chocolate chip FTW).
  • Two pre-packaged chocolate crêpes (melted to perfection by the first climb).
  • Two caffeine gels (just before the BIG climbs).
  • Half a banana and an emergency cup of Coke (last feed-stop!).
  • Ten bidons of water (five with electrolyte tabs) – the temperature on the ride peaked at 35 degrees!