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Fuel to Fly

This is what I brought on my last 1300m vertical race. I drank a little more than half of it.

On today’s 40k ride in 12° weather I’m bringing: water in the bike bottle from our favorite sponsor, 500ml cassis-flavored maltodextrin “superjuice”, 250ml turkey soup, and 250ml vitamins and minerals
Two beer cozies to keep the soup and electrolytes warm, to keep me fueled for two hours
Frozen turkey juice leftover from Thanksgiving, when I baked a nice juicy happy turkey
Bought on the market for a buck (plus postage)
Repurposed barefoot shoe bag. One side is attached with a velcro strap and the other with a reusable zip tie. I really don’t like velcro but I’m not sure if I can trust the zip tie. Safe but convenient attachments are tricky.

Fuel loading complete

Drinking half of the superjuice
Turkey soup stop (note to self: heat it up more and add salt)
Multivitamin and mineral juice stop (note to self: one or the other, else it’s too concentrated)
Look, I could camp here beside one of the main north-south highways of Europe. There’s even a fire pit!
Where would I put the tent? So much choice!
The sun is going down. Drinking the other half of the superjuice and cycling home, properly fueled.
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