Originally Posted by RMoudatir

I've only been in a group ride once and it was pretty fun. The last time I've been in a group ride was since 2017. I saw a post on my local city's cycling forum about a 50 mile group ride and decided to try it out. There were about 8 of us total on this morning ride. I stayed pretty much in the middle or at the back of the pack and it felt so difficult to hold on to their wheels. We were just averaging 16-19 mph at 1% incline so it must have been a modest pace plus I was getting all the help from the riders in front of me. I only held on for 5 miles before drifting apart from the group, once I saw the gap increasing I knew I was done. After I realized I was way too far to catch up I gave myself a break. My face felt like it was radiating so much heat and I could barely stand up without feeling I'm about to collapse. I got back on the bike after 10 minutes and I found myself barely having the strength to push my bike on it's lowest gear, Incould barely lift my arms up and I barely had the composure to keep my bike balanced and rode about 3 miles more in like 30 minutes before I called it quits and took the bus home. I doubt it was hypoglycemia since I barely rode 20 miles and was well fueled a few hours prior to that. I feel so physically defeated after that group ride.