People have written in with tips about taps out of sight to the passing cyclist the one just behind the gate in the park, the one on the back of the water fountain. Here’s where comes in, literally “water-cycling”, a website to list points where you can refill your bidon, ideal when you’re out reconning Tour stages. Spoon the sludge into a baking tray, slide in the oven and you’re set. Dried tomato, peanut butter… bacon? Whatever works, chuck it in, especially if it’s the sort of thing you’d not touch as a snack but weirdly crave when you’ve been on the bike for hours on a hot day and can’t touch an ordinary gel or bar. Now you can start to add whatever you like. Mash ripe bananas and fold in some oats and you have a base. You can make your own energy food at home. Most of us can manage this, right? Only try this with bars and gels you’ve bought and it can make cycling expensive. Want to copy the pros? Then eat a lot during big rides. A few items of gear and more that proved useful during the course of the year…
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