This is my diet, for a long ride (50+ miles).

Before: peanut butter on toast, and a banana
During: nothing (but I do like a scone laden with whipped cream and jam at a café stop)
After: Protein shake

For a short ride (under 50 miles), I only have the protein shake after - nothing before, or during.

These are good articles. May give you some ideas.

http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/nutrition-are-you-eating-enough-to-fuel-your-cycling-30327/

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/267/cycling/cycling-food/

before (usually breakfast) porridge with a bit of sugar plus a latter, during pleanty of fluids including electrolytes and i make a spanish almond and orange cake once a week and thats pretty good a slice on the way there and a slice on the way back to replace the calories then a recovery shake when i get home and a real good stretchx2

@titch75 wrote:

and i make a spanish almond and orange cake once a week and thats pretty good a slice on the way

I think you should make us all some cake, Masterchef... 🙂

@kris wrote:

For a short ride (under 50 miles), I only have the protein shake after - nothing before, or during.

Mental. 😉

I find that the seefood diet is the best. 😉

@AdyJapp wrote:

@titch75 wrote:

and i make a spanish almond and orange cake once a week and thats pretty good a slice on the way

I think you should make us all some cake, Masterchef... 🙂

wouldnt quite say masterchef but got this recipe down to a T 😀

I eat nothing unless it's fifty miles plus haha how bad am I 🙂

@nofear wrote:

I find that the seefood diet is the best. 😉

hawhaw!

Pie and chips does it for me on a long one 😀