How Many Carbs Do You Need to Fuel a Ride | The Bicycling Show About Bicycling | Episode 69 | Preview - video Dailymotion

Expert advice on fueling for rides of every distance

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00:00The general guidelines, like you mentioned, for rides that are only about an hour long,

00:04you don't really need fuel with you. So you don't even necessarily need carbs on the bike.

00:09It's more about hydration, really, when you're going for 60 minutes or less. But then when you

00:14get into over that time, you'll want to bring some carbs with you. And the general guideline

00:19is just 30 to 60 grams of carbs per hour. So, and that can go up to 90 grams for some people.

00:27A lot of pros are going up even into the 120 grams of carbs per hour, but generally it's

00:35about 30 to 60 grams of carbs per hour. And that can come in the form of a sports drink

00:40or gels, gummies, kind of whatever works best for you on the bike.