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Christian Vande Velde
NAME: Christian Vande Velde
Sport: Cycling
AGE: 32
HGT/WGT: 5'11"/150lbs.
NATIONALITY: American
RESIDENCE: Chicago, IL and Girona, Spain

Career Highlights:

2008 Tour de France, 5th overall
Pink Jersey: Tour of Italy '08
2008 Tour de Georgia, 1st stage 4 team time trial
2008 Tour of California, 3rd overall, 1st team overall
2008 Giro d'Italia, 1st stage 1 team time trial, wore maglia rosa; 5th stage 21 ITT
2006 Tour de Luxembourg, 1st Overall
2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux, 1st Mountains Classification
1999 Redlands Classic, 1st Overall
1999 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, 1st, Young Rider Classification
1999 UCI World Cup, Individual Pursuit, 1st
1999 Tour de France, held Young Rider's Jersey
Twice rode on Tour de France teams that brought Lance Armstrong to victory, Place

Christian's Profile

Zone Products Used in Training:

Zone Bars, Zone Shakes, EicoPro.

Benefits Seen With Zone:

Stabilized blood sugar that helps me keep up more consistent / high endurance output without energy swings. I'm on my bike for hours and hours every day, and it's tough to train hard and consistently when you load up on high carb / high glycemic load foods all of the time. When I'm on the Zone I feel more energy and less inflamed.

Best Athletic Accomplishment To Date:

Beating my sister on a run to the top of Green Mountain (she is tough).

Favorite Thing About Training:

Eating. Dr. Sears says The Zone is not a diet, it's a way of life. I'm definitely not on a diet.

Least Favorite Thing About Training:

Not eating.

Biggest Challenge Overcome:

My back has given me problems for years and now I have a grasp on the situation.

Competition Rituals:

Depends on the day and race. Everything from reading the paper in the village to pacing the team bus getting angry.

Favorite Race:

Tour de France.

Hobbies:

Being lazy.

One Fact No One Knows About You:

I love trucks.

If You Weren’t An Athlete, You would Be:

A truck driver.

Average Day Consists Of:

Eating, riding and sleeping.

Favorite Charity:

Favorite Zone Food / Flavor:

EicoPro Fish Oil. I love shakes and bars, but Zone Labs EicoPro is awesome.

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