RE: Cycling: What's your strategy for long-distance rides?

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Great info! I would say it is quite conplete too.
But I will share my experiences as well.

I've done quite some 100+ rides and some with some serious climbs in it as well.
We also do a 200+ kilometer ride each year.
We slowly increase our training distance every week. When nearing the summer it should be between 80 and 100.

Food and hydration is very important as you mention. Keep eating and drinking at certain intervals. I used to drink and eat when thirsty or hungry, but that's too late. I now have configured alerts in my Garmin that notify me at intervals to eat and drink.
I prefer eating and drinking small amounts at a time. Be sure you eat a bit more before hard sections like climbs or with headwinds (a bit of an open door).

I'll tag some cyclists who I know alsonride long distances and might also have some tips!

@dejan.vuckovic
@palabras1
@vesytz
@kesityu.fashion
@rzity.nomad
@aventurerasbike
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Your recommendations are very important, and above all, the issue of food. Eating when you are hungry is too late. I totally agree with that and hydration must be constant and even more so in our daily lives.
I would love to have more time to run more kilometers. Likewise, I am one of those who think that more is not always better. Rather, we should dose our workouts.

I send you a hug from Argentina.

! [Spanish] Es muy importante tus recomendaciones y sobre todo, el tema de al alimentación. Comer cuando se tiene hambre, ya es tarde. Coincido totalmente con eso y la hidratación debe ser constante y mas aún en nuestra vida cotidiana.
Me encantaría tener mas tiempo, para realizar mas kilómetros. De igual manera, soy de los que piensan, que no siempre, mas es mejor. Sino, que debemos dosificar los entrenamientos.

Te mando un abrazo, desde Argentina.

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Rather, we should dose our workouts.

Our body is the perfect sensor to tell us what to do -- that's why I'm not a big fan of structured training plans.

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I used to drink and eat when thirsty or hungry, but that's too late.

That's when we are 'bout to "hit the wall" xDD

Be sure you eat a bit more before hard sections like climbs or with headwinds (a bit of an open door).

Yeah, I forgot to add in the post that nutrition before going for long distances is also important. It's advisable to load on carbs like two days before those big efforts. Because I always loading on carbs I forgot to mention haha

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A bit of humor

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😂

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In fact, I've been thinking about writing a similar article for a long time, but more about the recreational sector. But in short, the most important thing, in my opinion, is planning your trip, and all other things are based on that.

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Feel free to write a post yourself about this subject. I think you're a complete other cyclist that has a totally different preparation for your trips.

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