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29-09.-2004, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hampton East, Vic, Australia
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Around the Bay in a day - Food and Drink
Hi everyone.
I'm looking for some recommendations on what food and drinks to carry on the bike for the ATB in Melbourne, Vic, Australia, coming up on 17 October. It is a 210 km mostly flat ride (with a few significant hills about 3/4 of the way in), with a 1.5 hour break in the middle caused by a ferry crossing. I haven't used gel shots or power/energy bars before on a long ride - are they worth the effort or is a plain old muesli bar/apricot bar or 4 just as good. Also I will probably take some watered down gatorade in my water bottles and fill up en route at service stations. Any tips? Cheers mamster |
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30-09.-2004, 03:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Re: Around the Bay in a day - Food and Drink
buy the carbo squeezys...much better than muesli bars, imho. Load up on lunch in Sorrento.
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01-10.-2004, 08:56 AM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Around the Bay in a day - Food and Drink
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Just use what you normally take on your training rides. DON'T try anything new in an event. If you want to try gels or power bars, take them on your next ride. Eat early, eat often, a little at a time. Drink plenty.  |
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01-10.-2004, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Melbourne Australia.
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Re: Around the Bay in a day - Food and Drink
My bum bag for the ‘bay ride’ will have a jelly babies ( snakes?) & maybe a banana.
210km ride in a day for someone like me who max’es out at the 100km mark, it’s no time to be watching my wasteline. For me it’s jelly babies & heaps of water. I’m only taking one bottle as there’s a water fill up every 30-40kms anyway. Oh yeah, you gotta load up on pasta & stuff at least 2 days before, I’ve visiting my nonna, she won’t let me leave untill I polish off at least 2x helpings. I’m doing it on my Specialised Stumpjumper (Shim LX groupset) with slicks. http://fullgas.fotopic.net/p6847523.html |
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01-10.-2004, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Townsville Qld Australia
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Re: Around the Bay in a day - Food and Drink
Of course there are lots of experts here who have learnt the hard way. My food bag, knowing that there are shops would have: 2 bananas, dates, figs, 2 toasted wholemeal sangas with jam or honey(just a scrape of butter), fave fruit bars . Along the way buy pears, any wholemeal bread stuff, chocolate, yogurt if your guts can take it. My understanding of the subject is to avoid fat, no fish 'n chips, and go easy on the big sugar hits. The sugar lifts you up ok but dumps you badly when its burned 5k later.
Fill up on pasta days before and on the ride eat before u get hungry, snack every 20k. Would have 2 water bottles, if its warm can easily do a bottle every 15-20k. Electrolyte replacement to your taste. Can make a home brew of "Lite Salt" (potassium and sodium salts) for the electrolytes and Ginger Cordial to hide the taste and keep the guts settled. 210k is a serious distance and needs a lot of carbo fuel. |
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