Winter riding can present a number of challenges, from sorting your bike out with mudguards and lights, to finding your overshoes and looking for warm gloves that still allow you to change gear.

Aside from that, it’s a great time to settle into some sound training habits and lay the foundations for solid winter riding.

Unfortunately, it can also be a time of year where illness, injuries and poor eating habits can catch up with us. Trying to set a precedent now with a balanced diet and some key seasonal considerations can help us stay healthy and keep building the fitness up gradually into the new year.

Emma Barraclough, a sports nutritionist at Science in Sport, in on hand to take a look at the key nutritional factors that will help keep you fit, healthy and riding through winter, from calorie consumption, to diet and hydration, and cross training and recovery.