Originally Posted by surgeonstone

Exactly right.
Cyclists are so fearful of energy depletion during a ride that they have started this obscene exercise to continually take in calories while riding, then take in more post exercise to replenish any depleted stores, all of course following a pre ride meal to stock up on calories. Ridiculous. The human body can endure....a lot. It can even, gasp, no way, go for 180 minutes without fluid intake or caloric intake and get this, even survive the trial.
This nation has become a country of fat pigs unrelentingly stuffing food in their mouths 12 hours a day. It is just crazy.