Andrew McCredie Editor andrew@usnews.com DON’T expect to see Alison Sydor’s smiling face on a Frosted Flakes box anytime soon. Two vears age Svdor appeared on boxes of Frosted Flakes during Kellogg's Obmpic campain. However, the reigning World Cup mountain bike champion has given up both sugar and nilk as part of a new diet she sayy returned ber to the top of her sport this past scasen, After an inyjury-plagued season last vear, the 32-year-old once again dominated othe world of Women’s cross: country racing. “Pd alwavs get sick at feast once during the season and | had a chronic cough tor the past few vears,” the North Vancouver resident said over a cottee (black, of course the other day. During the first half of this season Sydor once again came down with a cold, only this time she took the advice of her European teammates. “North American riders always make fun oof the Europeans and the way they prepare and car their food, and what they cat.” she said. But her Volvo-Cannondale north shore news @ SPORTS Cannondate team photo ALISCN Sydor — pictured here leading the pack at the Canmore World Cup race — credits a mid-season change of diet for her success on the trails in 1998. The North Van rider won the World Cup title this year. teamanites told her it was her diet that made her il during the race season, When she returned from Europe Svdor threw herself into learning about nutrition. “PE spent one whole week 20 hours a day in North Van toHowing the Europe trip reading everything [could find on nutrition,” she said. “And I made lots of trips te North Shore health food shops.” What she discovered shocked her. “EP always thought | had a and he’s driving a Zamboni! The North Shore's newest ice facility is opening this month at 2411 Mt. Seymour Parkway, just west of the Ron Andrews RecCentre. 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Drop-In Casual Hockey 1130am-[:30pm Stik & Puck W8F 9:30an-1 1:15am MAW 1:4Spm-3:30pm Call for more casual hockey! stick & puck session Gmes Gril ?24-0828 North Van tec Commission t of Syd prota good diet tor a prates stomabarhfete, butonee PE scart cd looking mata cit) reahved | fad been came the wrong foods tor a Tong time.” sad With the new diet under her belt she “had mv best race ever” im Canmare, Abberta, aid trom that point on she's never looked back Svdor naw bas an when she travels couker and juicer” and believes the new diet vill outend her successtil careet And when she reures trons raemg she intends te spread the word on her diet te all Canadian athletes She saves Shes net very impressed by the sunritiod itormauon she's receped in the past from sport organizanons, and she believes Canadian athletes: would: fare better on the world stage it they paid more attention to what they ate. “But Prr not going to fet my competitors in on the sceret fora little while vet,” she says with a twinkle in her blue eves. 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