Diet for multi-day rides?

Tumbleweed said:

What is recommended for long rides? Will be JOGLE-ing in a few weeks,

what

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sort of diet should I be aiming for (perhaps from now until then, and

for

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the duration of the trip), and what if anything should be avoided?
Traditional english breakfasts for example?

Yes, they are just what you want. Or rather, traditional Scottish
breakfasts, for the first few days/weeks.

I was going to say that you should eat what you like, but I usually end
up eating anything and everything that I can get my hands on when on a
cycling tour - "like" hardly comes into it when the bakery is "ferme
exceptionelle" at lunch time!

Mmmm, fish and chips and beer. A return trip to the UK beckons for me -
sadly without a bike, so I might not be able to eat everything I've
been missing for the last year....

James

Tumbleweed said:

What is recommended for long rides? Will be JOGLE-ing in a few weeks, what
sort of diet should I be aiming for (perhaps from now until then, and for
the duration of the trip), and what if anything should be avoided?
Traditional english breakfasts for example?

A full English will set you up with a good store of energy, so if you
like them, go for them.

Stop for cakes! On our 300 mile tour last summer the morning cake stop
was good both psychologically and calorifically.

You'll be cycling 800 miles, there's not much worry about overdoing it
on the calories, so I'd just listen to your body on the way and feed it
what it asks for.

Pete.
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Tumbleweed said:

What is recommended for long rides? Will be JOGLE-ing in a few weeks, what
sort of diet should I be aiming for (perhaps from now until then, and for
the duration of the trip), and what if anything should be avoided?

Just eat what you enjoy without being silly, and be sensible about not
having a large quantity before any ride - and always carry a few energy
rations (more important in Scotland where supplies are further apart).
When I did JOGLE I just ate normally; good breakfasts, plenty of tea
and cake stops, occasional curries...
Carrying a small stove was a godesend for brew ups such as at the summit
of Shap.
My only 'concession' was that I decided to go tea-total.

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Traditional english breakfasts for example?

They are the best bit :-)

John B

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What is recommended for long rides? Will be JOGLE-ing in a few weeks, what
sort of diet should I be aiming for (perhaps from now until then, and for
the duration of the trip), and what if anything should be avoided?
Traditional english breakfasts for example?

Whatever you like
Whatever you can get
Whatever won't self-destruct in your panniers

I personally don't fancy fried breakfasts much and LEJOGed without;
others cycle well on them. You will need some food with you for
mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, and as bonk rations.

Don't be surprised at the amount you eat!

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Quoted message said:

What is recommended for long rides? Will be JOGLE-ing in a few weeks, what
sort of diet should I be aiming for (perhaps from now until then, and for
the duration of the trip), and what if anything should be avoided?
Traditional english breakfasts for example?

You will be expending lots of energy so you can eat pretty much what you
want. I find that I cannot eat much at a single sitting.

I also find that, because I ride at a nice, comfortable pace when touring, a
multi-day ride draws down reserves (fat) and I lose weight quite quickly.
:~)

I then spend the next few moths rebuilding the reserves. :~(

T

JohnB said:

My only 'concession' was that I decided to go tea-total.

Does that mean you drank nothing but the brew, or avoided it?

James

James Annan said:

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My only 'concession' was that I decided to go tea-total.

Does that mean you drank nothing but the brew, or avoided it?

:-)

John B

Tumbleweed said:

What is recommended for long rides? Will be JOGLE-ing in a few weeks,
what sort of diet should I be aiming for?

Lots of whatever you like and feel like at the time and that dosn't sit too
heavy in your stomach.

Then some more at night.

And plenty of tea.

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I've done a lot of multiday touring and my experience is that..

1. You need a good amount of carbohydrate.
2. You need protein with it.

If you're in France, where breakfast my be a couple of rolls
etc. put sardines or cheese in the roll and it'll do.
3. Fancy food will leave your legs dead after a couple of days.