Your cycling pre-workout, built around you

This Cycling pre-workout, in detail

Du format court et intense aux sorties longues, le cyclisme a des exigences variées. Ta formule combine bêta-alanine (4 g), citrulline (6 g), électrolytes (1,5 g) et une caféine légère (100 mg, ajustable selon ta tolérance). Le Coach IA calibre chaque actif au mg près selon ton type de sortie.

What cycling asks of your formula

From the short, explosive format (criterium, track) to long endurance rides, cycling covers a very wide spectrum of efforts, with a genuine question of hydration and minerals over the distance. Your formula combines beta-alanine (4 g) and citrulline (6 g) presented factually, electrolytes (1,5 g) that help on long rides, and light caffeine (100 mg, adjustable to your tolerance). The AI Coach calibrates every active to the milligram for your type of ride and your tolerance.

The science behind your actives

For cycling as for any demanding training, here is what the scientific literature says about the main actives you can build into your formula:

• Caffeine — the benchmark stimulant; you dose it to your tolerance, within the ANSES safety limit (200 mg per intake, 400 mg a day for an adult). Half-life of 5 to 6 h: best avoided late in the day.
• Beta-alanine — increases muscle carnosine, a natural buffer against acidity (H⁺ ions) on repeated intense efforts. Dose and use in line with the position stand of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN, Trexler et al., 2015); cumulative effect over 2 to 4 weeks, mild tingling (paraesthesia).
• Citrulline — an amino acid, precursor of L-arginine, which is involved in the nitric oxide pathway; studied range of 6 to 8 g. Presented factually.
• L-tyrosine — an amino acid, precursor of the catecholamines (dopamine, noradrenaline); studied range of 1 to 2 g — the dose in our formulas goes up to 1 g per serving. Presented factually.
• Creatine (optional) — the only authorised health claim here: “creatine increases physical performance in successive bursts of short-term, high-intensity exercise” (EFSA, EU Regulation no. 432/2012), from 3 g a day.

Sources: EFSA (Regulation 432/2012), ANSES, ISSN position stands. The actives with no authorised health claim are presented factually, with no promise of a quantified result.