Chris Melman races at the brutal end of the sport — a Badlands 800km podium — where the limiter stops being fitness and becomes fuelling, pacing and the head. His account of how a pro's fuelling plan almost won Badlands is a masterclass in the ultra truth amateurs underestimate: the rider who finishes strongest is rarely the fittest, but the one who paced the first half like Zone 2 discipline and never let the fuelling slide. For anyone eyeing a first long gravel race, he's the cautionary, practical voice.
The major positions Melman is known for in cycling and endurance sport.
Every appearance by Chris Melman on The Roadman Cycling Podcast — 1 episode in total.
“I think at Unbound this year I did 110 grams of carbs an hour for 23 hours or 22 hours or something”
“I didn't bring any sleeping stuff. Um I brought uh you know a light jacket, arm warmers, knee warmers, a buff um and some like heavier gloves, which sounds funny because we're in the desert and you think, 'Oh, everyone here's battle lens is super hot,' which it was for most of the time. But that second night, I needed all those layers.”
“I think I was going through a liter a liter and a half an hour of water at one point. Like just an unbelievable amount.”
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