Originally Posted by cydewaze
Some people would say I eat too much, but I eat what I feel I need to. On our 57-mile loop (in the summer), I consume:
- At least three 32oz water bottles. *
- One 32oz bottle of Cytomax.
- At least four packets of Gu or Gel.
- At least two Powerbars.
* No, I don't keep 4 bottles on my bike. I have 2x32oz bottles, one with Cytomax and one with water, and they both get used and refilled with water at the halfway mark.
But everyone's different, and YMMV.
That is a lot. I don't eat/drink that much on a century. I usually eat half a bar/hour, and about half a bottle/hour. People say you should eat 1 bar and 1 bottle/hour but that seems like too much for me. YMMV.
However, if I don't drink enough (for instance on really hot days), I get a headache a couple of hours after the ride that doesn't go away the rest of the day.