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Yes, what made it hard, I believe, is much of the "sports" wisdom had me carb loading before a ride and my doctor just smiled and said, sure, if you were in your 20s.
I would put it like this: those guys in the 20s can indeed eat a lot of carbs without gaining weight, but by doing so, they are probably (depending on their genetics) setting the groundwork for weight problems when they get older.