The Cycling Chef

I 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 * Alan'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 Alan'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 I 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 Alan 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 As 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 Working 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 Alan'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 Al 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. Murchison's buzzing bars are bloody lovely...and a piece of cake to construct -- Matt Butler * i news * Whether you're always in the saddle or a fair-weather cyclist, these tempting recipes are great for topping up your pedal power. * Top Sante * The Cycling Chef 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 *