Declan Irvine uses ‘pioneer’ eating skills to manage diabetes and battle Life Time Grand Prix riders at Big Sugar Gravel

Australian Declan Irvine (Team Novo Nordisk) is a bit wary of the ‘big’ elements at Big Sugar Gravel this Saturday. He’s competed twice at The Traka 200, finished top 25 at Unbound Gravel 200 and raced at the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships. 

Those were all big events, but it is the size of the gravel and challenges of the undulating terrain at Big Sugar Gravel that have him focused on how to stay properly fueled. After all, he’s not just competing against an all-star field of gravel competitors, many of them battling for final positions in the Life Time Grand Prix, but as an elite athlete with type 1 diabetes he is also keeping an eye on his blood sugar levels.