Can We Eat 7000 Calories In One Ride? | Milan-San Remo Challenge!

Milano-Sanremo is the first of cycling’s five ‘Monuments’ and at a whopping 294km is the longest race on the men’s pro calendar! In a race so long, riders need to consume a lot of calories. Seven thousand to be exact, if Conor’s experience is anything to go by. But how much food is that? Conor & Manon went to Italy to ride the last 100m of ‘La Classicissima’ to find out!
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[@gcn]

What’s the most you’ve eaten in a single ride? 🍰🥐Let us know in the comments below! 👇

[@buckcitycrunk]

600 calories . i eat whole foods like potatoes and jam sandwiches, peanutbutter crackers, carb drinks. but for me, less is MORE. i respond better to 90-180 calories per hour than 80g carbs in an hour.

[@firbolg]

I struggle to get to my daily recommended 2200 calories... let alone 7000! On a regular ride around Geneva (CH) where I live, as an absolute noob and amateur, at most I've eaten 700 calories. I think it was at a local Canadian food truck that serves poutine. And I was really full...

[@chrispichi1050]

​@@buckcitycrunk die die es in der

[@buckcitycrunk]

@@chrispichi1050 I don’t know Dutch? Or is that German

[@ScottyCycles]

About 3000 on a 5-6 hour ride

[@adamwallace9790]

I humbly volunteer for the sequel to this in which an amateur tries the same and shows these retired pros what the common man can do.

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

I'll volunteer as the amateur!

[@vitskr1]

i can even do it without riding :D

[@JamesSmith-zs8fl]

I'm in!

[@stevek8829]

Ok, but all ya'll have to pay for your own food

[@alfonsoortizavila4373]

Indeed the pros have smaller stomaches Hahaha. We the normal people can eat even more than 7k Calories xD

[@rbonn3880]

You two are the best together...knowing you were both pros but feeling like I'm not getting talked down to. Cheers!

[@gcn]

Thanks a lot!

[@bikeskimawk670]

I love the pairing of Manon and Conner. More content with these two.

[@gcn]

They always make a great pair! What would you like to see them take on next? 👀

[@artolysmiaho]

Cycling and eating, two most beautiful things in the world. Thanks for this masterpiece.

[@gcn]

We wholeheartedly agree!

[@0bob0cya]

As a new resident of Sanremo and a bicycle enthusiast I really loved this vlog. Thanks

[@gcn]

You're welcome! Will you be out watching the race next weekend?

[@petergarner]

Manon & Connor: the best GCN team. What a fun video. Good food, good views, good humour. Well done!

[@gcn]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevemawer848]

That's about the long and the short of it!

[@bongo2011]

Si and Ollie banter is pretty funny too

[@goodcompanycoffee]

Crisp sandwich got me haha. Nice one Connor

[@tonysegadelli9421]

The Cyclist's Cookbook which GCN sells has an Energy drink at 2379 Calories per 750g bottle. Even one of those would have made a huge difference

[@PaulioNZ]

I was thinking this exact thing. Where are the fluid calories? It's generally much easier on your digestive system to ingest calories via fluid than via food, and it gets into your energy systems quicker. I feel like this wasn't a very fair representation.

[@KeithFlint350]

@@PaulioNZ my first thought was "just don't eat this shit and you'll be fine " :D

[@acliffalay]

Are you sure? 750g of melted Ben and Jerrys Phish Food ice cream is 2047 calories. Not sure that’s very easy on the stomach!

[@stefanjoeres7149]

@@PaulioNZ It's not a fair representation of how the pro cyclists take in the calories, yes. But "Take in fluid calories and you'll fairly quickly get there" is neither exciting not does it do much to visualize how much calories it actually is.

[@stevemawer848]

@@stefanjoeres7149 And if you're being paid to do this what are you going to choose - drink or real food? 🙂

[@andrewmcalister3462]

14:09 Descending the Poggio at sunset is just epically beautiful. 😍😍😍

[@gcn]

Have you had the pleasure of doing it yourself?

[@238949]

These two are fabulous together, I always look forward to videos of them, here at 5am on my 60th birthday I am so jealous seeing them eat pizza and cycle together in such a beautiful place , thanks again GCN for a fun 17 minutes :) :)

[@richm.3477]

Finally, a GCN video I can watch without feeling guilty while sitting on the couch and eating donuts! At least until the first big hill on the ride this afternoon.

[@gcn]

Never feel guilty about eating donuts! 🍩

[@richm.3477]

@@gcn Donuts are part of a well-rounded diet, and one in each hand is needed for a well-balanced diet! Can you tell that I have practiced these rationalizations before? On a more serious note, since a bigger rider would burn more calories than a smaller rider when riding the same course at the same pace, wasn't it a bit unfair (or overly ambitious) to give Manon the same 7,000 calorie goal as Connor?

[@logicforfirstgraders]

This is my kind of ride. Nom nom nom

[@gcn]

Nom nom nom

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

It's awesome watching Connor eating a crisps sandwich. Thanks for the humor and the running commentary.

[@gcn]

We aim to provide 😉

[@tony5269]

@@gcn the Pizza 🍕 reminds me of that Wicked Classic Cool GCN video when the presenters ate pizza while riding think 🤔 Matt and Dan was apart of that video.

[@daz4627]

Black jersey, black knicks, black helmet... nice work GCN ... can't see either of them for shit on the road in that getup... so much for cycling safety.

[@mileslong9675]

I met a man who did a multi-week solo kayak trip. He had to carry as much of his own supplies as possible. He started the trip INTENTIONALLY 30 pounds overweight. At the end of the expedition, he was actually underweight. The strategy was to carry a lot of calories in reserve by being overweight at the start. Probably not a good strategy for bike racing, but I wonder how it would be for a long endurance ride, such as a ride across America, or a relatively uninhabited area such as Mongolia.

[@KoenMiseur]

Frienship goals these 2, awesome duo!

[@bobtavener4824]

Holy, moly, that must have been uncomfortable eating all that and being on the bike, I can feel the discomfort here. That said surely with you both riding a third of the distance the amount of calories should have been divided by three, 2300, so you both succeeded and some so chapeau, kudos hope you were able to recover ok.

[@ilkoremmers6256]

I am going to ride from Amsterdam to Paris (nearly 600 km) in 1 day somewhere this year. I will most certainly burn over 10.000 calories so it is fun to see what you need to eat to even get close to that number. Thanks for showing me that i can eat anything i want that day, the day before and the day after ;-)

[@gcn]

Wow, nice! Good luck with the ride. Make sure to post some photos of it in the GCN app!

[@Roboturnerlol]

16:09 If you replace their calorie instakes with their respective heights, I bet you this is still pretty accurate

[@willjones7132]

I did 6000 cal a day for a year while lifting weights seriously and consistently, I was always eating if I wasn't lifting, it took a lot of effort to do it without much added sugar. I figured I ate well over 1000 bananas a year. Breakfast was like eating 4 breakfasts, that makes it much easier, I'm not a natural breakfast eater, but I noticed when I ate breakfast I became hungry earlier, and just felt like I needed more food throughout the day. It takes a real effort, and time.

[@shavedheadwonder]

Wow Manon saying a climb is beautiful. That is something I never thought I hear!

[@gcn]

Its only because she was thinking about the food on the other side 😉

[@yijuntey]

I rlly wish more of these top cycling races could be introduced for the women like tour de france (although not exactly the same as the male race)

[@gcn]

It would be good to see! 3 out of 5 Monuments have a Women's edition so the other two need to step up!

[@ChrisGuarraia]

You could just go for two and a half 750mil bottles of Nigel Mitchell’s Big Ride Energy Drink! But when in Italy, to not eat local would be a crime.

[@gcn]

We think this might have been a ploy from Conor and Manon to eat Italian food? 🍕

[@fotmheki]

I saw a couple of cannoli there, but you must go to Sicily if you want to eat the best one! 😄 In Sanremo the most famous food is focaccia, they are masters at that 👌

[@gcn]

Maybe Sicily will be our next stop!?

[@ricmcgillgopro]

Manon and Connor are GREAT vlog partners. "Manonor", the NEW POWER VLOG Team!

[@gcn]

Hahaha power Vlog team.. we like the sound of that! 😂

[@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

i can imagine the pre ride planning and logistics here was quite extensive - especially to know where all of the public toilets were.

[@michaelknab4449]

8:52 Thank you very much for revealing a great secret: the new Canyon now has the chain mounted on the left hand side 😉 is it allowed to ride with it outside of England? 😂

[@Jeffgreene37]

Well spotted! I’ve only ever seen a few left hand drive fixies and some BMX bikes, but never a proper road bike

[@brutsalvadi]

LOL

[@matthysloedolff]

Firstly, it has become more apparent to me why obesity is such a problem in the Western society; some people seem to eat about 7000 calories every day without exercise. Secondly, Connor and Manon make such a good duo. Well done you two for trying the 7000 calory challenge!

[@brutsalvadi]

Correct. I’m temporarily in the US, and anything I order is essentially double the size what I could actually eat. In the last couple of days I’m just skipping lunch, because I get to dinner with the breakfast alone (and walking more than 10km per day). 🤷‍♂️

[@austinj8335]

Awhile back, I think both Manon and Si did some videos on how to prepare real food for long rides. Would be great to see some more of that! I'm prepping for my first big 150 mile event, and I can't fathom being able to do it all on gummy bears and drink mix 🤢

[@brianluck84]

Don't sleep on the gummy bear, brought me out of a few slumps lol

[@jrcollings]

Lightweights! LOL Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Can't imagine what it's like trying to eat that much whilst on a bike and with a very limited menu.. But then I'm not a young, super fit pro. Kudos to them. Thanks to you for being entertaining.

[@gcn]

Glad you liked it! It was certainly a tasty ride

[@kated5159]

My nickname for this duo shall be Big Bear & Little Bear. Nice job. 😄

[@SuziMoore]

Hi GCN, I know this is off topic of the video, but I wanted to know if you could provide some content on bike security whilst on epic long rides or bike packing. The videos with the likes of Jenny Graham or GCN team are great but I can't help think the trips to cafes, shops and toilets etc are easy with a camera crew to look after the bikes. How does locking up your bike work in the real world, on your own and without a massive lock weighing you down? Help on this would be awesome. X

[@yumyumhungry]

One of the hardest parts of riding the tour divide for me was trying to consume 5000 calories a day for 30 days

[@escgoogle3865]

I normally carry about 7lbs of extra accessable fat which buffers the first 3 weeks of riding. Once it's burned off I hit the 5k club otherwise bonks happen.

[@gcn]

Wow that must of been tough! Did you find that you ended up eating lots of sugary foods 👀 Lots of ultra riders struggle in eating "proper food"

[@IRDeezlSmoke]

OMG !!! Of all of the GCN videos I've watched, this has to be the most awesome riding weather and scenery views ever. You two are ever so lucky to be able to ride in such awesome weather in the middle of winter. I've been stuck on the rollers for months here the PNW USA. Rain, cold and snow is getting so old. But putting this video on the big screen and enjoying the ride with you, makes the day a winner. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully you'll be able to get outside soon! Whilst you're on your rollers you could check out some of the films we have on GCN+! 👉 plus.globalcyclingnetwork.com/films

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Same here in the south of Germany. Grey and miserable (or white with snow) and no sun for months. Tomorrow is predicted to be 17 Celsius after zero yesterday. Absolute freak weather. My bike is ready and I am really amped up for the first ride in the sun.

[@IRDeezlSmoke]

@@chrisridesbicycles Thankfully, both of our locations have some awesome scenery and topography to ride in when the weather improves.👍 It was 1c, or 33f here this morning. They call it an atmospheric river, coming our way over the next couple days.

[@pierQRzt180]

For a bit I was not getting "why are they eating too much in the first hour, if they need 6 hours of riding?" Then I reread the title. Insane.

[@110markb]

I hope the hotel plumbing was in good working order the following day....🤣

[@TheComaProject]

Good work guys... I of course really want a Pizza now!

[@petersteadman841]

Cyclist powered by walker's, irony 🤣. Cadbury fudge cake bars are the future!

[@matt.3.14]

If there was ever a need for a GCN USA it's for this challenge. You can easily pack away 2000 per meal at our pervasive chain restaurants.

[@LegSpinna]

Should've just recreated Christmas Day. That's about a 15k calorie day!

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Yeah, Conor and Alex's Christmas video on this was epic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3-lkoqAhbB8adU

[@eithan_]

@@andrewmcalister3462 omg a youtube link that isn't a bot :O

[@palkoenergies7790]

I like it when you guys do these challenge videos it’s just kind of fun

[@annelisenorth8670]

I would've been sick. Loads of wheat actually make you sluggish

[@innesdunbar]

You know it’s going to be good when you see it’s Manon and Connor are doing the video, I really want Pizza now!

[@jacksonbangs6603]

Awesome video you fantastic cyclists! You sure put calorie consumption into perspective!

[@mellissanash7517]

I have friends that do the taco 100. 100 miles in the desert while eating 100 tacos(which were medium size) in 100 miles. It was a grand ole time. All sober. They also do the pizza 50 where in 50 miles have to eat a small(not the smaller personal) pizza on a gravel route through some tough mountains also in the desert in the South Western US. If done right a single burrito or burger could easily be 900 calories alone. Then add fries and a drink to easily make it a total of 1500.

[@miltono.1152]

Nice video! I know how it would go but I'm interested to see a comparison between well eaten long ride and without eating as much perhaps just a hundred of calories? The performance difference and how much it could set you back. I started to pay more attention to my nutrition and my kms ultimately skyrocketed.

[@gcn]

That's a good idea for a future video!

[@matt_acton-varian]

Conor filming Manon riding in front looked like a drone shot from above! Definitely a beautiful place to ride a bike, just not with an explodingly full stomach.

[@gcn]

We imagine it would be even nicer without a full bursting stomach 😂

[@JonathanHair]

During the Olympics, NBC tried to tell us Michael Phelps eats 10,000 calories a day. Some sort of stupid human interest angle designed to relate to the average American. Not possible. And no way anyone trains that much day in day out. No way anyone swims after eating that much.

[@stevemawer848]

The average American would think he's on a diet! 🙂

[@aAnd67]

My sort of day out, this one. I'll tag along next time. Mummy Manon can do the catering, Big Cons can be entertainments officer, I'll be chief taster 😂😂

[@gcn]

That should really stick as his official title. - Big Cons, GCN entertainment officer 😂

[@aAnd67]

@@gcn Indeed. I love Cons, him and Lady Manon are my favourite presenters. Very down to earth and likeable 🤜🤛

[@wrightwoodwork]

I did the Grandfondo last year in June when the temperature was touching 40⁰c I and a couple of Italians stopped to have geleto somewhere on the coast. It took me around 9 hours , I burned just under 6000 calories. The day before I did what is called a metabolism ride of 3 hours but really easy zone 1 so it would increase my hunger plus I had being carb loading for about 4 days before one the ride I was consuming 90g carbs an hour at a body weight of 66kg.

[@two-eyedRoy]

GCN does EpicMealTime. ... so which one is Muscles Glasses? :D tbh, as a pair, cracking 8,000 kcal is a solid effort on it's own. Did they burn more than 33,500 kJ whilst pedalling?

[@davidalderson7761]

The problem I had on Ultra “events” ( not bragging I didn’t win, I just manage to finish them was my best effort) it’s hard to eat enough and worse you lose weight and your bibs don’t fit. This causes you a bucket of discomfort. I learned the hard way to eat all the time nuts chocolate berries fruit milkshake etc. that way I managed to eat 2 X full meals a day at cafe stops. The weight was lost and the bibs were uncomfortable. I. Ow pack a smaller pair of bibs to swap into when needed.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

The golden evening sun and the blue sky over beautiful Italy, just heaven on earth. I‘d love to see a series about nutrition on the bike (maybe a bit more scientific). I recently did a test ride for we ride Flanders to see if I can go through enough calories to make it to the end. After that, I found it hard to believe what the pros must consume and how they get it in, especially heavier riders because the maximum calorie uptake does not scale with weight. Please more on efficiency and how to use fat as fuel on the bike.

[@gcn]

Great to hear that you enjoyed the video 🙌 We'd love to jump deeper into the nutrition rabbit hole! Maybe we can do a deep dive with a professional nutritionist? Good luck with the Flanders ride, you are going to love it!!!

[@chrisridesbicycles]

@@gcn Nutritionist, coach, doctors, you name it. After my test ride, I asked in my favourite training podcast how we can even get a second of footage of Wout van Aert where he is not eating. The answer is fat usage and efficiency. The best example is the „moto pacing“ stage with Quinn Simmons in las years tour. He just cracked everybody else with energy turnover. How do you train it? How do you pace it? Sounds like one for Si and Iñigio San Milán for me.

[@CM-fi6tu]

5:57 I’m and average Italian car driver: I see two cyclists side by side, I honk. I don’t care about the circumstances, I honk.

[@stevemawer848]

Yeah, we could smell you ....

[@jw3638]

Manon is literally half the size of Connor. GCN: We tried killing Hank but now he's built some caffeine tolerance. Let's kill Manon with food. Let's have Connor join her

[@gcn]

We're a sadistic bunch here at GCN 😂

[@francesstager997]

Manon!!! You left your helmet on in the pizzeria!!! Overall, Nicely done!!!

[@SaintGerbilUK]

Next week Conor and Manon show us how to shed those few extra pounds from your cycling holiday.

[@gcn]

I think it'll take longer than a week 😳

[@chrisstrider]

Is this a series of the 7 deadly sins ? Gluttony done ❤

[@joffbrown]

I was hungry at the start of this video now I’m just feeling 🤢🤮 lol of the thought of all that food lol

[@hamadelndiaye2913]

Is someone going to talk about the fact that Connor’s perceived exertion was only 8/10 after what he described being a tough race and he bonked 😂

[@iansingleton]

I was eating my lunch watching this and you guys managed to put me off it and made me feel sick! Omg! How did Manon manage to eat all that and still ride her bike? As for Conor! Well he's twice the size of Manon and after watching other films with him in I think it was just a normal days food intake for him!😂😂😂😂 Riders don't actually take on board the amount of calories they expend! Their bodies are used to going into deficit while still being able to crank out the watts! I reckon a top rider will maybe only take on maybe an extra 20 - 30% of carbs during a race. Otherwise they'd need the toilet rather rapidly. The deficit gets repaid later.

[@matsmellberg9127]

Normalt you talk about don't forget your energy, but this time this the opposite, don't forget to cycling. Funny video. Love you two on your's mad, strange quests.

[@hotsky83]

Those desents looked epic! They must've been doing around 60km an hour. I would be sh%$ng my pants 😄

[@gcn]

Hahahaha that would be dangerous with this much food in you 😂 We can't wait for the real race! Make sure you don't miss any of it on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/8xn

[@rdcanyon]

310w normalized for 7hrs!! Chapeau

[@ScottyCycles]

The wind noise on the descent 😂 Need a "dead cat" for that gopro!

[@karlr6810]

Amusing however, the pros ate 7000 calories over the course of 6+ hours and 294k ride. Eating 7000 calories on a 100k ride? Good way to make yourself sick. LOL

[@namwens1]

Welcome to big boy endurance racing life....

[@sinodraagi]

You two are a fantastic duo :)

[@GodfreyGuitar]

I would totally smash this challenge.

[@articscript2922]

That was a fun watch

[@danielhuddleston3567]

Let me do the sequel, and I’ll eat 10,000 cals. Money back guarantee.

[@evanbrom1]

I loved this the Global Culinary Network needs to happen!

[@gcn]

Hahaha who would the presenters be? 🧑‍🍳

[@Shellewell]

Old and new sports fuelling knowledge: "Eat little and often" Conor and Manon: "The best strategy for 7000 calories in one ride is three or four complete stops to completely binge."

[@aAnd67]

Bet you're both a little "Poggio" after all the grub! X😄

[@gcn]

Best comment of the day! 😂

[@rachelharvey71]

This made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂 the idea was to eat the calories during the ride, not enjoy the ride and then try to whack in the calories 😂😂😂😂

[@alfonsoortizavila4373]

Not sure if I can call it a job, but definitely I'm needing some of this!!!

[@Marlon_B-8]

I watch all of Manon’s videos. She’s cute and funny and Connor is funny also. Definitely my favorite GCN pair. 😊 Keep it up!

[@333wheeler]

Seems like a decent hardcore way to see if you are suffering from any sort of Coeliac allergy :)..

[@The_One-Eyed_Undertaker]

Instead of this calorie bacchanal, here's an idea: why don't you put your best descender (probably Hank) at the top of the Poggio with both a regular race bike AND a race bike with a dropper post and time his descents with each bike?

[@gcn]

We do actually have a video on this subject. Years before it was used in racing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5aokpiPZ5p0o8k

[@The_One-Eyed_Undertaker]

@@gcn Fair enough. And with Dan performing the experiment nonetheless. However, the Poggio is a shorter descent with more severe hairpin turns that what Dan seems to be descending in the Alps. Might have been interesting to assess what the real time difference is in such a short and nervous descent. It seems it was a good enough difference for Mahoric to claim victory, but how many seconds are we talking here?

[@gcn]

We'll have to get Mahoric on board to test it for us!

[@paulmorrison30]

Great vid but I’m unsure of where I can watch Milan San Remo??

[@gcn]

You can watch it on GCN+ depending on where you're watching from! Here's the list of our broadcast rights 👉 cn.eu/whatcaniwatch

[@donaldryder5534]

310 watts for 7 hours. Wow.

[@jani724]

It's like a mukbang video halfway up a mountain

[@Aeysir]

Couple of Fisher & Donaldson Fudge Doughnuts should get you over 7k....

[@ssaunders2k]

Maybe a coffee tower too, just to mix it up a bit. The fudge doughnuts are awesome though. 👌

[@berndyorokai9283]

15:46 camera angle makes Manon look like a 3-year-old next to Connor 😄

[@TheCatAteMyShoe]

I calculated that I average about 8000 calories expended when I ride the Gravel Worlds 150 mile race the last 4 years. There's no way I can eat that much in 10 hours. I'm sure I can get about 2000 calories while on course, though.

[@magicknight8412]

Manon needs to get her maths right 1000 calories down 7000 to go ! Unless she wants to make it even harder for herself!

[@jdfdc7]

I’m signing up for GCN+ just to see them eat that much!

[@gcn]

What other reason do you need 🍕

[@karlmathew1342]

I have had a high caffeine ride. Nearly 600 mg over a 60 k.m ride. Allowed me a personal best time.

[@dylanhunt5368]

'Vätternrundan' is 315km , the 16th of June, are you gonna do it?

[@konigsegg_1to1]

i want to see them do it

[@238949]

P S, love those pizza boxes at the end :)

[@ofwolfanddan]

Looked like a beautiful ride - but has made me soooo hungry!

[@rah4981]

Olivier Richters is the tallest bodybuilder in the world, according to Guinness World Records. He told Men's Health that he consumes 5,000 calories a day to lose weight.

[@paullinyard5714]

Gives me an idea for a TV show. Manon Vs Food

[@andras.89]

Is it really a challenge though? :D You two just had a nice excuse to have a proper "brunch-ride" :D (just kiddin')

[@MooreMatt]

Just give me tapioca pudding, rice pudding, and bagels.

[@mitchpaliga4851]

I'm so full just watching.

[@ShakeNBakeUK]

"crisp corner" lmfao

[@Membrillo81]

If there's ever a second part of this video, go to Asturias. One stop in the average restaurant will be more than enough to cover 7000 calories. Just make sure it is after climbing the Angliru.

[@gcn]

Just not before the Angliru 😳

[@thomask2092]

1000 calories down, 7000 to go - quick maths

[@stevemawer848]

It's woman maths. 🙂

[@emoguy11]

Wow so t know how you did it! Definitely a challenge I’d enjoy trying too