Originally Posted by VanceMac
Is this a common practice? On most of my club rides, this isn't necessary, as we stop enough to keep fueling as much as necessary. But in preparing for an organized century or double, where I might have a time goal, would I be best served by filling up at 2am? Is it really that more effective than filling up at dinner, then having an early bowl of oatmeal/grapenuts?
Having observed and talked to numerous long distance (ultra distance) cyclists, I'd have to say that this is NOT a common practice. Lots of them talk about doing that ... as in, "Next time I'm going to ...", or "I've heard about this method where we should eat in the middle of the night ..." but I've never actually talked to anyone who has done that.
I've ridden over 100 rides with distances of 100 miles or more. I've never tried it, but I've never felt I needed to either. To me, my sleep was more important.
