Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
The cramp thing you'll find 672 different opinions out there. Worth noting that nobody finishes Paris Roubaix without cramps, so there is no perfect solution. Generally I find I cramp a lot less if I have trained hard, and watch my fluid/food/electrolyte intake carefully. I know several people who get cramps when they ingest protein during a training ride or race. Raise my hand on that one.
I cramp pretty reliably when I ingest electrolyte stuff (Powerade, Gatorade, sugar or low cal) before a race. It's like a timer, 20 minutes and I can't pedal. I can drink sugar or low cal sodas, coffee, water, etc, but electrolyte stuff is now like kryptonite for me.
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