Ride Conscious: Experience the Colnago Lake Garda Cycling Festival with energy, strategy, and mindfulness

There are events that are more than just races. They are experiences that unfold over time, kilometer by kilometer, choice by choice. The Colnago Lake Garda Cycling Festival is one of them.

Here, performance isn’t just about numbers. It’s about balance: between intensity and pacing, between instinct and strategy, between what you demand of your body and how you choose to support it.

It is precisely this vision that gave rise to our collaboration with NAMEDSPORT: bringing a more mindful approach to sports, where nutrition is not an afterthought but an integral part of performance.

The difference lies in energy management

In a granfondo, the real challenge isn’t starting strong. It’s maintaining a stable energy level over time, avoiding dips and managing the most critical moments.

This means arriving at the start line already prepared, with reserves activated but without overloading the system. It means, during the race, maintaining a constant flow of hydration and energy. And it also means knowing when to intervene in a more targeted way: before a climb, at moments when the pace changes, when fatigue begins to set in.

On the medium course, everything revolves around continuity: a steady energy flow, without peaks or crashes.

On the long course, however, a more strategic dimension comes into play: distribution, timing, and metabolic support become essential to finishing strong with a clear head

Key Moments of the Race

Every course has its decisive moments. Climbs, in particular, aren’t just obstacles—they’re moments when you need to tap into your energy reserves immediately.

Arriving prepared at San Michele or Le Coste, as well as at Navazzo, Capovalle, or Preseglie, completely changes the way you approach the race. It’s not just about “holding on,” but about still having reserves, still being in control.

This is where a well-designed nutrition strategy makes the difference: anticipating your needs, not chasing after them.

Recovery: The Invisible Training

Crossing the finish line is only part of the process. The real work begins immediately afterward.

Quickly replenishing lost nutrients, supporting muscle recovery, and restoring the body’s balance means not only recovering better but also truly capitalizing on the effort you’ve put in.

Because every race leaves something behind. And it’s up to you to decide whether it will be just fatigue… or a step forward.

🟡 Nutrition Strategy: How to Best Tackle the Race

To turn this approach into something concrete, NAMEDSPORT has developed a specific Nutrition Strategy for the two routes of the Colnago Lake Garda Cycling Festival.

🚴 Medium Route

Before

Boost your energy with 1 Total Energy Carbo Gel.

During

Build endurance:

3 water bottles distributed along the route with Maltonam + HydraFit Zero

Before the San Michele climb: 1 RaceFuel Gel

Before the Coste climb: 1 RaceFuel Gel

Around km 90: 1 Total Energy Shot + 1 Energy Bar

After

Immediately: Energy Recovery or 4Fuel

Following: Star Whey

🚴‍Long Course

Before

Prepare your body with:

1 Isotonic Power Gel

1 Acetyl L-Carnitine Strong Liquid

During

Advanced energy management:

4 water bottles with RaceFuel + HydraFit Zero

Before the Navazzo climb: 1 RaceFuel Gel

At the top of Capovalle: 1 RaceFuel Bar

Before the Preseglie climb: 1 RaceFuel Gel

After Cima Coste: 1 Isotonic Power Gel (Cola flavor) + Caffeine

After

Anabolic Mass PRO

Probasic (the night before bed)

A Conscious Choice

Taking part in the Colnago Lake Garda Cycling Festival means choosing how to approach your performance.

With NAMEDSPORT, this choice becomes a more conscious one: every supplement serves a purpose, every moment has its support, every kilometer has its energy.

Because riding fast is important.

But knowing how to do it changes everything.