60 - Grand Départ del TOUR con ALEJANDRO VALVERDE

🎁 GIVEAWAY: ANSWER THE QUESTION WE POSE IN THE PODCAST AND ENTER THE DRAWING FOR A MOVISTAR TEAM JERSEY COMMEMORATING THE GRAND DÉPART IN BARCELONA. Barcelona is ready for the start of the Tour de France. Thanks to Espai Movistar in Plaça de Catalunya, I meet with Alejandro Valverde to talk about the giant that is the Tour. Joining the conversation is Aitor Viribay, a researcher in exercise physiology and metabolism, and for several years the nutritionist for Team Ineos, who comes to tell us more about the latest revolution in nutrition and performance with lactate gels. Also joining us is Olga Ábalos, editor of Volata magazine, to tell us how the city is experiencing the arrival of the Tour de France and the impact it should have. 00:00 - 04:38 Welcome. Memories of those days leading up to the Tour. A look back at Movistar's victory in the opening team time trial of the 2012 Vuelta a España in Pamplona. 04:38 - 08:02 Memories of his arrival in Paris after the podium finish in the 2016 Tour de France. 08:02 - 11:40 Valverde wasn't enjoying the Tour. The importance of being 100% mentally focused to perform well. 12:00 - 15:03 Alejandro Valverde's best and worst Tours de France. 15:03 - 19:23 A look at the 2026 Tour de France. It's impossible not to talk about Paul Seixas' debut. 19:23 - 21:31 Does Alejandro Valverde miss the Tour de France? 21:31 - 24:04 Aitor Viribay explains the progress regarding lactate as a palatable and edible product. 24:04 - 26:40 Lactate gels arrive at the Tour de France. 29:51 - 31:05 This is going to blow your mind. 34:00 - 35:43 The impact of the Tour on metabolism and psychological health. 36:00 - 40:53 Evolution of nutrition and athletes' reservations. 41:30 - 48:00 Olga Ábalos on the start of the Tour in Barcelona. The experts' opinion on what will happen in the next three weeks. 48:30 - 52:42 Valverde on Enric's absence from the Tour and his decision not to race it in his retirement year. 📲 Follow Laura Meseguer and Bajo el Maillot on social media: www.instagram.com/bajo_el_maillot www.instagram.com/bajo_el_maillot_podcast www.facebook.com/LauraMeseguer www.instagram.com/laura_meseguer ❤️ If you enjoyed it, please share, leave your comments, and subscribe.