"I fogot to eat!" - Is this a real problem for the peloton and how do we fix it?

Biniam Girmay after a poor Gent-Wevelgem: I forgot to eat!

Tom Pidcock after a poor Ronde van Vlaanderen: I forgot to eat!

Demi Vollering after a poor Brabantse Pijl: I forgot to eat!

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times in the space of a fortnight?

Option 1: these riders are being sponsored by Supersapiens in an attempt to convince fans and the authorities that this is a real problem, a problem that only the use of their subcutaneous glucose monitoring devices can solve.

Option 2: this is just a different way of saying "I didn't have the legs, Frank!", a trite cliché that fills space without saying anything interesting.

Option 3: this is a real, serious problem and only we can solve it!

Which do you think it is and how do you propose we ensure that, in future, no rider forgets to remember to not forget to eat?
 
It's a performance problem, not a health problem so I don't really think it's on "us" to fix anything.

It might occur a bit more with racing getting more aggressive, chaotic and finales being longer.

As for people using it as an excuse, I think it's quite plausible when riders go from like being in the 5 best riders in the race one moment to finishing 8 minutes down an hour later.
 
Attached to the handlebars or swinging from the back of the saddle? I like the idea of lunchbox hanging from the back of the saddle.
This might develop into a technological race for the most aero lunchbox. Like helmets, you know.

Great now I'm imagining that instead of soigneurs standing there with the goodie bags it's all the riders moms with lunch boxes.
But they'd need to carry their lunch from the start of the race. It'd be like moms sending kids to school.
 
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