What to eat the week before a cycle race?

1. Three or even four days before the big day begin to really hydrate your body. You want to make sure you are drinking plenty of water this whole time.
2. The night before the race eat a light "carb" meal say of pasta, brown rice, a green vegetable, fish or chicken. You basically want a meal that is easily digested. This meal should be finished a minimum of 12 hours before the race.
3. he morning of the race-this is very important. Eat a good breakfast and make sure you are completely finished at least two to three hours before the race. You want the meal to be digested and leave your stomach by race time. As far as what to eat, some athletes have a blended liquid breakfast. They feel this helps in the need to hydrate and digests faster.
4. If you get hungry before the race have a quick energy bar. Be sure to keep drinking water or a sports drink with electrolytes in small amounts all the way up to race time.