Been browsing for a while so decided it was about time to sign up! Anyway, got a few newbie questions where some advice would be great. Been cycling for a few months now with all rides between 30-60k. Had an early finish today so decided to go for a 100k ride this afternoon. All was well for the first couple of hours but then around 3 hours in i seriously bonked! Got to a big hill which was 10% + in places and after 100m i just couldn't hack it and had to walk up for a good 10 minutes. Felt like a right tool when a couple of cars went past! Then for the next couple of hours i was struggling and had to stop for a few minutes another couple of times. Usually i'd be ok but the route i took was much more hilly and rural than usual, so instead of taking it easy on the relatively flat route that i'm used to i was stuck in the middle of nowhere knackered with many big hills to get over!
Anyway, how do you go about fuelling the longer rides? I had my breakfast and dinner as usual and took a couple of small flapjack bars with me but clearly that wasn't enough. Really enjoyed the longer ride but obviously for next time i need to fuel it much better! Also, my back and knees where aching towards the end, does that point towards something with the riding position or simply due to the length of ride and the fact it was the first time i'd gone so far? On the bright side though my backside held out well with no issues whatsoever!!
Anyway, how do you go about fuelling the longer rides? I had my breakfast and dinner as usual and took a couple of small flapjack bars with me but clearly that wasn't enough. Really enjoyed the longer ride but obviously for next time i need to fuel it much better! Also, my back and knees where aching towards the end, does that point towards something with the riding position or simply due to the length of ride and the fact it was the first time i'd gone so far? On the bright side though my backside held out well with no issues whatsoever!!