Field notes.

Cycling nutrition without the marketing layer. Citations included. Forks encouraged.

• Science

  How much carbs per hour cycling: the 60/90/120 g/h decision.

  The 60 g/h ceiling is a single-carb limit, not a universal one. Add fructose and the door opens to 100 to 120 g/h. The full reasoning, the trial-grounded numbers, and a practical dose-by-duration breakdown.

  6 min read · 24 May 2026 · By Felix Urban
• Ingredients

  Maltodextrin vs cyclic dextrin vs glucose: does it matter?

  Cyclic dextrin sells at 4× the price on a claim about gastric emptying. We pulled the trials side by side — here's what actually moves the needle and what's marketing.

  5 min read · 22 May 2026 · By Felix Urban
• Science

  Six myths about endurance carb fuelling.

  The gut can only absorb 60 g/h. Carbs make you fat. Maltodextrin is processed garbage. Fructose is poison. Natural sugars are better. Just eat a banana. We checked all six against the actual literature — Jeukendrup, Stanhope, WHO, EFSA — and what holds up is rarely what the back of a sachet claims.

  8 min read · 15 May 2026 · By Felix Urban
• Manifesto

  Why we publish the recipe.

  Sports nutrition is maltodextrin, fructose, a pinch of salt. The rest is branding. Here's why hiding the formula is the part we refuse to do.

  3 min read · 8 May 2026 · By Felix Urban