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Cycling Weekly
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Andy Turner

Think you don't need to eat for a 60 minute indoor session? Think again

Cyclist takes a drink after session.

With the weather changing and the mornings and evenings getting darker, many of us will be switching out the later evening or early morning road rides for indoor turbo sessions. These are often short and intense, and with time constraints, a lot of us may forgo proper pre-ride fueling and nutrition before these sessions. This is in drastic contrast to how we tend to prepare for longer outdoor sessions, with carb loading and fuel taken on throughout the ride. But could this lack of adequate fueling be harming both our training, and our recovery?

Why is it important to fuel short sessions?

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