RIDE FUEL PLANNER

Plan your foods before, during, and after your ride.

Planning tool only. Not medical advice. See full disclaimer.

Build a structured fuel plan for the full day of a ride, before you leave, on the bike, and after. Adjust distance, wind, effort, and how you like to fuel; targets use common sports-nutrition bands (carbs in g, fluids in ml) as a starting point.

Ride setup

Distance (5–160 km)

5 km 60 km 160 km

Slide for a typical day ride; we combine distance with duration, terrain, and ride style for a conservative fuel estimate.

Duration

Elevation gain (50–3000 m)

50 m 400 m 3000 m

Ride style

Ride effort

Conditions

Wind

Food access on the route

Diet preference

No restriction = all example foods. Plant-based and gluten-free skew suggestions and checks.

Ride goal

Carb tolerance

Shapes carb ceilings and how dense your fueling rhythm should feel.

Fuel approach

Real food biases examples toward solids you pack from home; gels and drink mix still work on any setting.

Your ride Fuel approach

Summary

What you actually need

Carb targets (per hour on the bike)

Grab this and go

Before you roll

On the ride

After the ride

Watch out for

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