Diet

Malt loaf is fine for long, slow rides, or lower intensity parts of longer races, but like I said before, try eating it while riding as hard and fast as you can for an hour, and see how well you do.

I was never really talking specifically about racing. Was trying more so to stick to the broader scope of the thread. But just for the record, if I was going to "ride hard and fast for an hour" or run etc... I would exactly be scoffing a hefty meal of fat, protein and complex carbs. Id actually find malt loaf too sugary. Thats what works for me.