Accelerade Energy Drink

For the 2010 season my team where kindly sponsored by Accelerade, which enabled me to test out their range of products, which range from gels, energy drink and recovery drink in various different flavours.

Im not going to go into depth about nutritional values etc, but concentrate on my experience of using the products and my personal opinion.

Firstly I will say that I'm not a fan of gels (the taste or texture of them). But Accelerade gels are to that exception, and they are by far the tastiest gels I've ever used. (Especially the vanilla flavour). I also tried chocolate (which has the caffeine added) orange and strawberry.

The only negative point I could highlight, which has since been improved is the consistency of them. The newer versions have been made runnier and are more suited to XC racing.

The energy drinks I've used are the orange, (caffeine included) lemonade, fruit punch and the lemon and lime flavours. Again as with the gels the taste is fantastic and neither to strong or dilute. My clear winner being the lemonade. They all come in a powder form and it's just a matter of adding water and shaking up. Once made they are easily identifiable as they all have a vibrant colour, which is kind of cool to the eye!

I have raced with the orange mostly and found it to be excellent at keeping me fuelled and I must more importantly I have not endured the amount of stomach upsets as I have with other brands. So I would say they suit the weaker stomach.

Finally, I have tried the chocolate, vanilla, orange and fruit punch recovery drinks. With chocolate and vanilla being my favourite. The drinks certainly seem to perform well, as I seem to be able to train the day after a hard race, with no major muscle aches. They definitely have enabled me to train effectively sooner than normal.

In summary, I have been very impressed by Accelerade taste and in performance. I know there are hundreds of brands of energy drinks and recovery fuels, but I think after trying several, I have found a brand that I like and suit my body. I feel that with such a wide range of flavours, there is sure to be a flavour to suit everyone's palate!!

Score: Race Winner

Reviewed by Phil Morris Riding for XCracer.com29ers

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