Blimey ,.. in the 60s ..
it was
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You cannot win the Tour without a thick juicy steak and onion gravy with rice and carrots for breakfast"

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Practising with bricks in the saddle bags to make it harder
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Riding up hills without holding the handlebars ]

Towards the end of the 60s .. they relaised there were peaks and troughs
70s/80s
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cereals for breakfast.. monitoring heart beats, listening to the body and varying the off-season training.
Today.. we have the gyms, the spinning machines, treadmills, yoga, pilates and more fruit, veg and pasta in the diet.