Yes, Greg Lemond at his age and weight and with all those lead pellets still lodged around his heart can kick anyone on this forum's ass all day long in the saddle; don't forget that.


Now, relative to the OP's question, I eat breakfast before a ride but since I'm not on the pro circuit it doesn't seem to matter what or when I eat though I don't want to feel like a stuffed pig at the beginning of a ride.