Tour de France riders consume an average of 8,000 calories per day, per stage. At 1.96m and 130kg, Jamie Christian, aka the Giant is used to crushing these kinds of calorific intakes, consuming about 6,500 calories during training, not to mention the 11,000 calories required during a bulking phase. But inside those calories, the foods and nutrition required is very different. So, we're swapping out the breakfasts to see how Hank and Jamie handle it.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 Intro
00:39 The Participants
01:55 Athletes Breakfast Orders
03:04 Breakfast Is Served
05:50 All About Intake
09:18 Eating Is A Job For Athletes

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