Swiss sport nutrition brand Sponser are always looking for new ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. Not content with a successful UK launch early in the year, Sponser have just released a revolutionary new gel to the market: the  Liquid Energy Long (LEL). The gel is specifically designed with endurance athletes in mind and aims to change the nutrition game in stage racing and Ironman event ...

It’s been ten years since Nuun first launched their electrolyte tablets; since then, their great tasting tablets and quirky branding has seen them go from strength to strength. To mark this ten year milestone, Nuun has launched 5 new flavours: grape, strawberry lemonade, tropical, lemon tea and fruit punch. The new flavours take their range to a total of 11 flavours. So what is Nuun? Nuun essentially preven ...

Over the last week and a half I have been chomping my way through the contents of a large box containing the entire product range from the Mule Bar gang. I seem to be the Bikesoup guinea pig for testing nutrition based products as I tend to use them the most. Some products are easy on the stomach, others, well, aren't. So it was a great relief to see that the ingredients used for the entire Mule Bar range c ...

This recipe is the solution to my quest to devise a chocolate and banana cake that is as healthy as a sweet cocoa fix can ever be. It tastes fantastic and delivers on so many levels. This moist and very tasty confection is wheat & gluten free, dairy free and sugar free. Sighs of amazement combine with muted apprehension. ...

Bikesoup No.2 is a delicious light broth that works very well as a post-ride recovery meal. It's packed with vitamins and has a good dose of high quality protein to aid muscle recovery. Medium burn carbohydrate in the rice noodles give you an energy boost that will last a couple of hours.  This broth will also deliver a good dose of potassium, useful if you have been sweating heavily (unlikely in winter) an ...

This gorgeous smooth Bikesoup is perfect as a pre-ride, low GI, energy fix. Tomatoes pack in the flavour too and together with the spinach give a good dose of umami - the 5th taste so treasured by culinary god Heston Blumenthal. The red lentils (look like orange discs) provide the lions share of the carbs in this cockle warmer and being super low GI (21) will deliver a steady and long release of energy thro ...