Originally Posted by
bobthib
A nice breakfast like 10 wheels (minus the coffee for me) is all you need. And I don't worry about eating along the way. I won't need it. A good hard ride burns 800 - 1,000 cals an hr. Even the an athlete with 8% body fat has over 40,000 cals of fat available.
If you're burning 1000 Cals/hr very little if any is coming from your fat stores.