Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling - 70km Mountain bike race....fueling advice....thought this was the best place to ask

hi I'm looking for some tips on Fueling for a 70km race

I'm not really racing doing more for personal accomplishment than anything else

from what I know the course is tough

for Fuel I planned on eating hourly with a combination of Gels, Cliff bars and homemade rice caked called Francois that contain rice,eggs and parmesan cheese (found on the garmin slip steam site)

for fluids I'll have water and Gatorade.... and ever 20km approx there will be opportunity to refill bottles

they will also have a demo for an electrolyte replacement drink

I read somewhere you should eat 1 gram of carbs every hour per kilogram. I'm 97.5 kg's


does this make sense or it is way off base?

any additional tips?

Close to all you need to know:
http://www.hammernutrition.com/za/HNT?PAGE=TRAININGTIPS

You can go with more natural products as well. Keep natural products really soft. You don't want to me digesting anything. Your heart rate will be too high.

Some natural ideas here:
http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/racing-training/34314-nutrition-tips-team-slipstreams-dr-lim.html

thanks or the links

some awesome info there

Do you really want to be eating stuff with eggs & cheese during a ride?

Also, I assume/hope those rice cakes are made with whole-grain brown rice?

Do you really want to be eating stuff with eggs & cheese during a ride?

Also, I assume/hope those rice cakes are made with whole-grain brown rice?

I've eaten them before and had no issues on road rides

My only advice would be to not experiment with anything new on race day. That would include whatever they are demoing for the electrolyte replacement drink. Try everything out beforehand.
I personally have had better luck trying to fuel in small amounts every 10 to 15 minutes or so as opposed to larger amounts once an hour. YMMV. Again try it all out in training.The 1 gram carbs/hr/ kilo of body weight give you approx. 400 cal /hour. This is on the upper end of what most people can digest while working out hard. Could cause gastric problems. Again try it out in training. Also, don't forget to count the gateraid as calories. Most of my experience comes from Ironman racing, where nutrition/hydration tends to be very individual. Hope some of this helps, good luck with your race
Cheers

it was certainly and experience

lots and lots of climbing and some very sketchy descents due to all the rain as of late

decided not to eat the rice cakes.... gels seems to work fine but did give me some gas....the granola bars were good and so were the cliff bars

sipped gatorade and it was fine....tried cyotmax as pr a friends recomendation and it kept cramps at bay

all in all a success I'll be back for more next year.... but probalby do allot more hill triaining....especially long 15-20 min climbs

Sounds like you had a good time. Congrats!