The Feed Insider

The Tour de France is three weeks, 21 stages, and more drama than most sports produce in a decade. Here's everything you need to know to actually follow along.

From roadside cafe stops to 120g/hour, here’s how the humble shoulder bag became the symbol of fueling and changed feed zones forever.

The Tour doesn't just crown the world's best cyclist every July. It stress-tests the limits of human fueling. This is what the last decade taught us.

Every July, the Tour becomes the world's best nutrition lab. Watching teams fuel at the Tour changes how you think about your own training. Here is what we've learned from the fastest riders on the planet.

Here's the short list of products top riders are using at the Tour to make it through three weeks of the hardest racing on earth. This is the stuff I wish I'd known five years ago.

You know Pillar for its Triple Magnesium. One of the most repurchased supplements we carry. So when they sent over their first-ever gel, we were curious whether Pillar could pull off in fuel what they've pulled off in supplements.

Protein on the label doesn't equal protein in your muscles. Here's something about amino acids you may not know, and the fastest way to get them to working muscles.

June had a theme and I didn't plan it: find out what holds up under pressure. With summer in full swing, we're finding out which products are holding their own and what our athletes are really made of.

Thirteen days. That's all the recovery window Tara Dower gets between toeing the line at Western States and then again at Hardrock. After last year's DNF, she's not just chasing redemption — she's chasing two of the hardest 100-milers in the sport, back to back.

The summer heat is on, which means your fueling plan may need a little tuning. Hotter training can change both your needs and your products. We froze 25+ gels to find out which ones will transform your training and which ones you should avoid.

When you spend just as much time traveling to events as you do training for them, you learn a thing or two about how to pack a bag. From nutrition while flying to race day fuel, Erika Ackerlund shares her tips for packing for performance when traveling internationally.

Energy chews can be a useful tool for marathon runners. Chews solve some of the fueling problems athletes face through variety in texture, flavor format, delivery, and portion size. This guide covers the best options for marathon runners, how to use them across all 26.2 miles, and where they fit in your race-day fueling plan.

You wouldn't think that the two most influential products of 2026 would come from plain old veggies. Here are the products leading the charge on performance gains and what you should know about them.

The right water bottle depends on what you're doing with it. A lightweight race bidon built for cage fit and high flow at 25 mph is a different tool than a vacuum-insulated steel bottle designed to keep your drink cold across a full workday. This guide covers the best options across cycling, everyday carry, and everything in between.

Creatine is one of the few supplements with decades of research behind it and a list of proven performance benefits. The question most people get stuck on isn't whether to take it — it's how much. This guide breaks down the dosage based on training, goals, weight, and points you to the best options.

No one has watched HYROX evolve from the inside quite like Hunter McIntyre. He's a five-time world record holder and a big presence throughout the sport's development. Here's what he's learned — about the sport, about performance, and about what actually works.

What's the best electrolyte powder for endurance athletes? It depends — on how long you're out, how much you sweat, and whether you want your bottle to carry carbs or just electrolytes. This guide breaks down the science, compares top options across sodium levels and use cases, and helps you find the right fit.

One of the key elements of summer training is keeping yourself hydrated and cool. Two things that make or break a good day. We've got some tricks to help you keep your bottles colder longer.

After one of my recent workouts, I figured that it cost me $36 in product. That's not reasonable. Here's how to plan your next workout so you can still fuel high-carb and not break the bank.

When the armband heart rate monitor emerged, it started to change the game for data tracking and training theory. Here's why you should switch to an armband for heart rate tracking and how to use that info to train better.

Fueling with energy chews gives you more control: smaller doses, easier to rotate flavors, and optional caffeine exactly when you need it. This guide breaks down how they work, which ones are worth carrying, and how to pick the right one for your next long day.

Heat doesn't just make training and racing uncomfortable — it actively slows you down. Understanding why is the first step to doing something about it and performing under that stress.

When it comes to health and performance, sleep is the number one thing we can benefit from. However, if you are struggling to get the consistent quality you need and have tried "all the things", it just might be your cortisol.

Cramping is one of those problems where the science and real-world experience of athletes don't really align. David Roche has spent the better part of a decade trying to understand them. Here's what he knows about cramps and how to stop them.