The Cycling Chef: Recipes for Performance and Pleasure

I've followed Alan's work for a few years now and as a keen cyclist I was struggling with real recipes for someone undertaking a high training load but without the time a pro-cyclist has. I have a few cycling cookbooks but they are either dull as dishwater or tricky recipes with no indication at what part of the training cycle they should be used with. None of these had nutrition figures either so when trying to lose the winter bulk it has been difficult. I've seen Alan's recipes online and knew they were simple, tasty and effective. I've been waiting for this book since October so was very excited when I got it this week. The book is great the imagery is spot on with some real classic cycling images. The recipes are broken down into sections which are easy to understand and the recipes are so simple even a non-cook like me can follow them. All the ingredients look easy to get at the supermarket which has been half the battle in the past. I ride and race my bike a lot, people talk about marginal gains, I will certainly be expecting an improvement in my performance after this. If you are serious about cycling or Tri or simply serious about food this is the book for you 10/10

I have bought this for my cycling obsessed sons, but from what I can see it is most certainly a five star book. In addition to plenty of healthy recipes, the author provides scientific information about what works in the real world and how to get the most out of your food. He clearly has an incredible amount of experience with athletes and it is wonderful to have a book which combines expertise with cooking and the rigours of training.There are beautiful pictures throughout, the paper is good quality and overall I believe this is an excellent gift for the cyclist in your life!

Well, all I can say is this book is awesome, I'm not the Chef in our house but my wife loves it and to date, we have used many of the recipes. The flavours are simply awesome with the added benefit you know you are going to be fuelled for a race or event.The portions tend to be on the big side, but if you are in training then you must fuel properly to get the results.Do yourself a favour and get a copy, no matter what sport you do you will benefit from good nutrition.

The recipes in this book are simple, tasty and healthy. What separates this from the rest is the no-nonsense approach and clearly these recipes have been selected to be everyday go-to food whether your on a bike or not. Well worth a place on your kitchen shelf but you'll find it spends most of its time open.

An amazing resource for anyone, athletes and non athletes alike. Full of healthy, flavoursome, quick and easy recipes which will surely improve anyone’s health, not just cyclists.This book adds another dimension to my already expansive range of healthy recipes.