The Danish, pink jersey at the Giro d’Italia 2025, recently told some details on its diet: “It allows me to reduce lactic acid …”
Mads Pedersen He immediately left his mark on the Giro d’Italia 2025. His victory in the first stage, thus also wearing the pink jersey. The Danish from Lidl-Trek did not disappoint expectations, since it was considered one of the favorites in this fraction. Merit of its characteristics, suitable for moved paths, but also of the results obtained in the spring, such as the second place at the Flanders Giro and the third at Paris-Roubaix. But does Pedersen have a secret to being at the top? In addition to the talent, Mads, world champion in 2019, also has a peculiarity linked to the diet.
The secret of the Mads Pedersen diet for recovery
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During an interview with Podcast Lang Distance In March, shortly after Paris-Nice, the Danish confided that foods and drinks are also essential to allow them to recover faster: “Merit of broccoli”. Mads explains better: “I started using a broccoli sprouting supplement. This allows me to reduce lactic acid”. But that’s not all, as Pedersen says: “I take it In combination with bicarbonate And then I add an energy drink. “
ENERGY
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Just the energy drink is a crucial element according to Mads: “Every day, during Paris-Nice, I drank one. I was enough for me one three hours after the end. In the stages for sprinters I took it without sugar. So it became easier to do the calculations with all the other energy products. And then, in the mountain stages, it guaranteed me a lot of power“. A particular way to always be efficient, but also to avoid hunger crises.
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