Pat wrote:

: Pacing and eating are very important - that is why one needs the
: 65 mile training rides before the event :-)
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: Risto Varanka

: But, when you are riding with a lot of people, the pacing sort of takes care
: of itself (and the drafting helps, too).

Supposing they put in the effort to learn pacing

: diet---that means cutting out a lot of carbs. So, I did not carbo load. My
: only concession to the length of the ride was to drink the Gatorade during
: the ride, as well as eat some fruit. Carbo loading is 'way over valued, in
: my experience.

I don't think many people carbo load for their weekly 60 mile
training ride :-, You could be right about overvaluation - it
takes some practice anyway, the boost might not be that big and
it's a one-shot thing...

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