If you ever wanted a way to eat whatever you wanted, just spend 6-8 hours on the bike.
via The Boston Globe
This is what chef Gisbert Kunz typically feeds Tour de France riders:
Breakfast
8.8 ounces (dry measure) rice or pasta
4 ounces muesli
4.4 ounce carton of yogurt or fromage blanc
1 to 2 slices whole grain bread
Homemade marmalade
Omelet made with 3 egg whites and one yolk (optional)
1 to 2 slices ham and/or cheese
Freshly squeezed orange juice
Coffee
Feed bags
4 cakes or bars (including rice cakes, almond cookies, and dried fruit bars)
Cut-up fruit: three chunks of pineapple, banana cut in three pieces, quartered apple
2 or 3 finger sandwiches filled with ham and cheese or preserves or chicken salad
3 or 4 protein bars
One .15 liter mini-can of Coke
Snack ( in hotel )
Small bowl rice pudding, served tepid
Sliced fruit
Dinner
1 to 2 slices prosciutto or other cured ham
8.8 ounces (dry measure) pasta with fresh tomato sauce
8.8 ounces beef tenderloin
Ratatouille (eggplant, zucchini, tomato stew)
Yogurt
Fresh fruit
Slice of cake (optional)
Water
Glass of beer, sometimes mixed with lemon soda or lemonade (optional)
Glass of wine (rarely)