2021 vs 2022:
2021 vs 2022:
Leon Chevalier is one of the professional triathletes sponsored by Precision Fuel and Hydration .
Leon finished 2nd at the 2021 Triathlon de l'Alpe d'Huez and did even better in 2022, winning the Triathlon at l'Alpe d'Huez.
Leon has been working hard over the past 12 months to refine his hydration and fuelling strategy and aims to increase his carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake.
A comparison between the 2021 and 2022 Alpe d'Huez triathlon...
~88g/h in 2021 vs. ~113mg/h in 2022 (+25g/h, +28%)
In 2021, Leon averaged 88 grams of carbohydrates per hour, which was very high for him at the time. After the race, he spent a lot of time and effort training his stomach to be able to absorb even more carbohydrates.
He clearly did well and in 2022 he managed to ingest ~113g of carbohydrates per hour. He achieved this with the help of the PF 30 Gels , PF 30 Caffeine Gels and PF 90 Gels (and a Snickers – which he added himself)
526 mg/h in 2021 vs. ~1080 mg/h in 2022 (+554 mg/h, +105%)
We know from Leon's sweat test that he can be counted among the “salty sweaters” with a loss of 1300mg of sodium per liter of sweat.
With the information from the sweat test, a sodium “pre-loading” was added to his plan. Leon took a PH1500 (=1500mg sodium per liter of water) before the race to ensure he was optimally hydrated going into the race. Armed with this information, Leon introduced a sodium pre-load into his strategy for the 2022 race by using PH 1500 beforehand to ensure he was optimally hydrated going into the race
Leon took the SweatSalt capsules while running to keep his sodium levels up.
The added benefit of a higher sodium concentration is that it also helps retain the fluids you ingest.
~665ml/h in 2021 vs. ~1,109ml/h in 2022 (+444ml/h, +67%)
The warmer temperatures for this year's race (max temperature 31°C) compared to 2021 (20°C) saw Leon almost double his fluid intake, from ~665ml/h to ~1,109ml/h
We have seen that Leon can now tolerate a higher fluid intake and this has been invaluable as he continues to perform very well in very hot races.
For all the details on how Leon arrived at these volumes, please refer to the article on the Precision Fuel & Hydration website .
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