Originally Posted by
CycleryNorth81
The article was to inform readers who did not know the relationship between energy expenditure and calorie intake. If everybody in this forum knew everything already, what is the point of having any bike discussions? There would be no discussions because they are already experts.
Um, we get energy from food. We can only absorb calories so fast. When you run out, performance suffers. All things that any cyclist is bound to notice sooner or later. Remember the saying "An army marches on its stomach?" That goes back centuries.
Many articles have been written about how eating is a second job for Olympic athletes and football players.
Look, I'm not saying we try to keep these particular facts a secret. I just hate the recent trend toward click-bait articles that attempt to package common knowledge as some kind of breakthrough. That's all.