Beetroot Juice For Faster Finish

The Tour de France is underway right now, and with just 39 seconds separating first and second place in last year's 3-week race, shaving a couple of seconds here and there can make a huge difference peddling down the final stretch. A study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise examined the effect beetroot juice had on the performance of 9 club level cyclists.

Riders completed 2 time trials, 4 KM and 16.1 KM, with and without beetroot juice. When they consumed half a liter before racing, subjects cut an average of 11 seconds off their 4 KM time and an impressive 45 second off their 16.1 KM trial. Imagine what could be accomplished during 90 hours of Tour de France competition.

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