Move over BK; and let those racing cyclists grab their musettes!

I don\’t really have anything against Burger King, although I rarely go there. If there were one nearby, I\’d probably go more often.

In the cycling world, \”fast food\” has a different meaning. Pro cyclists participating in a race need to get their food in a hurry, while zipping through a designated feed zone; and their food must something that goes down easily and quickly. They say that those riders need 5000-8000 calories per day during an event such as the Tour de France. They\’re eating practically all the time when they aren\’t sleeping! It makes me think that most of us who push the pedals are actually lucky not to be pro-tour riders!

By all accounts, during an event like the Tour de France, riders are likely to get tired of eating; and towards the end of such an event, eating starts to feel like force-feeding! It\’s hard to imagine getting tired of eating, isn\’t it? Especially when you\’re being very active, when you would think you\’d become voracious!

I think like that until I\’m doing a long ride of several hours. Then I do start to lose my appetite about halfway through the ride. I get tired of munching bite-sized pieces of Clif Bars. My stomach says, I\’m not hungry. I don\’t feel like eating; yet I know that I have to keep the fuel supply going. Maybe it\’s time to make rice cakes again, as in The Feed Zone Cookbook.

Apparently my gut needs more training. Then, when I\’m back home from the long ride, maybe I can cruise on over to Burger King? Or maybe I\’ll say, move over BK; and cook up something from the Feed Zone!