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Nutrition

SWEAT RATE

Estimated fluid loss per hour of exercise. It varies with the rider, workload, clothing, acclimation and environment.

Estimate sweat loss from the change in body mass plus fluid consumed and minus urine produced during a representative session. Repeat in different conditions and use the result as one boundary for planning—not a command to replace every millilitre during the ride. Both large deficits and drinking enough to gain mass can create problems.