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- I'm at stage 15 in Giro d'Italia
and I'm showing you guys what goes in
a world tour musette.
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We got two bidons, two bottles, water bidon,
a water bidon, got a normal water,
energy drink, carbohydrate drink, three gels.
So we've got a gel, a cola-flavored gel, plenty of gels
in here, another gel here, energy gel, these SIS gels.
Onto the bars, banana bar, another bar,
we've got an energy coco-crisp bar.
Have a coca-cola for the riders,
a little taste of coke,
it's a nice little coke, small coca-cola.
We've got some rice cakes, savory rice cake,
rice cake, rice cake full of dates,
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- That goes up my expectation.
We've walked down the feed zone
and we've made our way to UAE Team Emirates,
where we've got Massi and Team Doctor Jarrad
who's going to talk us through what goes into a musette?
Well do you want to talk to us through it mate?
- Yeah sure, I mean, nothing too exciting but I mean
obviously the objective is to try and
get the guys some energy and
get them refilled for the next part of the stage.
So they each get two bidons or bottles and
both of those will have the normal race mix
which is a carbohydrates mix mostly.
Then they get a couple of gels,
NAMED is our sponsor so they get two different gels
As well as two different energy, energybars,
so that's plenty calories for them
and they'll sort of, put those in their pockets
and have a snack as they go through,
and they also have got the choice of,
sort of some homemade rice cakes that are soigneurs
prepared for them everyday, there's a couple
of those as well, three of those,
and that's pretty much it so they've got a buffet selection
and they can sort of choose what they want.
- Does what you put in the musette change
on different stages?
For example a mountain stage,
or flat stage, or even a long and short stage?
- Yeah, no so we've made varied little bits
according to the stage, you know?
If it's an easier flat stage, some of the guys
might say oh they just want a water instead
of two mixes and they don't eat as many gels.
They might have more, sort of the rice cakes than the gels.
That's on a stage where, you know some tough times
at the end, most of the guys will want some quick energy
in the form of a gel, a gel or two for later in the stage.
- And a lot of the other teams put in Haribo
or a Coke, I see you guys don't, is there a reason for that?
- I mean the idea there is for really fast-release
carbohydrate or fast-release energy, but I mean
there is really not much difference in terms
of how quickly rice is converted into glucose in the blood
than Haribo's, Haribo might be slightly faster
but I don't think that's going to be the end of the world
in the difference between, you know, winning or losing
a race so, no we don't really use Haribo
or sweets very often now.
- The feed zone is also a good place for
some fans to be because not only do you get
a good view of the riders and you get to hang out
with all the soigneurs, but you might, just might
bet a bidon or two.
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- Making my way down the feed zone and I've noticed
these guys, the guys from EF who have set out
a lovely little restaurant for their sponsors over here.
So this is part of their hospitality program.
They've got champagne, beer, they've got Moretti,
I mean I'm guessing this isn't for the riders, chaps.
- No, although, when in Rome.
- [Host] Guys, can I grab a beer?
- Absolutely.
- EF.
(drinks clink)
- Cheers, cheers.
Do you have a certain way you hold the musette
because I know a lot of people have different
- Well yeah the best way, like today the flat,
you give it like this, then the rider can catch it here
and he has this one on the hand, and it's safe.
This is the best for me today I hope.
- That's how you do it, so if you do want to hold
a musette out there, that's how
you do it from the professionals.
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