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Old 06-14-10 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ivan_yulaev
That aside, if you're doing a century, you will bonk at ~70 miles in without nutrition. Glycogen supply is about 3000 calories, this should give you 50-80 miles (or so), but I'd be surprised if anyone could do 100 without any sort of calorie intake, without bonking.
I've done 100+ mile rides on water. Many times.
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