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regime like the one described can
be useful to athletes who have adopted the vegan diet, as well as
to coaches and sport dieticians
in developing adequate strategies
and designing individualized
interventions to meet the nutritional challenges of demanding
mountain bike stage races and the
requirements of vegan endurance
athletes.
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