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Rice to the Top

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Can understand why Tour De France cyclists are staying away from gluten these days. A yellow jersey is very unforgiving.

So while you were chowing down on your first of many Independence Day hot dogs this weekend, the Tour de France kicked off in the town of La Barre-de-Monts, France. Over the course of the next three weeks, two-hundred cyclists will ride over two-thousand miles at speeds usually only achieved by motorized vehicles. Ever wonder how these guys manage to spend six hours on the bike every day and still eat enough to even stay conscious, much less competitive? So do we.

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