Fueling Suggestions

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Fueling suggestions for the 2hr, 15min Mt. Ventoux ride.

Go!….

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like the actual Mt. Ventoux?!

In any case, my 2 cents as a non-pro, non-elite, non-coach, non-sport scientist, rank amateur, mid-pack Cat 5 cyclist is:
2 bottles of water (with some kind of salt tab added or 1 sport drink and 1 plain water) and at least a couple of gels (or whatever you’d normally eat on a hard 2 hour ride)

Also, if it’s the irl Ventoux then WOW! Have an awesome time!!!

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Think Thin Air or TGTTOS. Only two hours, don’t really need to do anything special for the ride, maybe some carb loading.

I would concentrate on riding as light as practical. One water bottle, light saddle bag, bare minimum for a flat.

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Thanks Glen. I wish it was the irl Mt. Ventoux but it the SYSTM Pro-Ride.

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Hey Sir Brian. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever (doubtful) get to ride the irl Mt. Ventoux. Today’s ride was the SYSTM Pro-Ride Mt. Ventoux to finish up the Proven in the Peloton challenge.

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I did a 2hr 20min ride today with 3,200ft of climbing.

3 bottles

  • Maurten 320
  • LMNT
  • Water

1 Honey Stinger Stroopwaffle
1 Maurten 100/100 caf gel
1 extra gel just in case

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Realise that I’m a bit late here as you’ve already ridden it Sir @Eric , but since I’ve only just started about 3 months ago to really focus on fuelling my training, here’s what I ate during this ride for 146g carb 65g per hour:

Pre ride: 1 banana, 1 x homemade banana muffin
During: 3x homemade rice cake, 2 x banana muffin

Before this I always rode on just water expect for 6+ hour rides and the difference in recovery especially has been really noticeable.

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