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Any cyclists here?

Anyone here have experiencing with bicycling while water fasting? I’ve done 30 miles during the tail end of a 48 hour fast but was basically dead after and ended my fast. Has anyone continued cycling during a longer fast like 5-6 days? Thanks

Answer

I spent a week fasting and did 30 miles a day plus an hour swim daily. You gotta push through but you can train to do that mileage fasted regularly. Like anything else, you have to train fasted and build up to longer rides.

Now I can smash 30 miles fasted and continue fasting. But in that state you wont be an explosive sprinter. These days I only ride fasted and never eat on rides. But I havent done over 30 in a while. Dont have many issues with bonking.