It depends
the honest answer

Duncan Bottrill

1 min read

Practice

Do you need to fuel a two-hour ride?

Do you need to fuel a two-hour ride?

It depends
the honest answer

1 min read

Practice

The question every rider asks and most articles answer badly, because the honest answer isn't a number.

Two hours sits exactly on the boundary where stored glycogen might carry you and might not.

What it depends on

Intensity, what you ate beforehand, and what you intend to do tomorrow. A steady two hours after breakfast is a different problem from two hours of intervals fasted.

Duncan Bottrill