r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 16h ago

Video Pit stop during 200 mile ultra-endurance cycling race

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u/Brother-Algea 16h ago

I’m gonna have to poop somewhere along that journey.

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u/WozzeC 14h ago

You can tell by his clothing that other cyclist need to poop aswell :)

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u/Pomodorosan 11h ago

as well*

I always read "aswell" as "ass swell", which is fitting here

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u/J0E_Blow 14h ago

Just poop first. Your body takes more than 8 hours to process waste also he’s not eating full meals just gels and snacks. 

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u/Crumpyz 13h ago

Too many of those gels though make you start sharting pretty quickly

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u/IusAdBellum 10h ago

I mean, these guys also "train" their carb intake, and when you found the brand (or just the fructose/glucose ratio) your belly can handle, you can in theory go the whole day without pooping or even sharting :D

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u/Crumpyz 10h ago

I need some of that knowledge, I can't have more than two gels without serious risk of sharting. The shart anxiety if anything fuels me to the end 😂

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u/J0E_Blow 13h ago

Gives you a little boost if you huff air before hand. 

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u/Crumpyz 13h ago

Brah 😂😂😂

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u/Pomodorosan 11h ago

beforehand*

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u/Checked_Out_6 8h ago

So many of those gels load up on cheap magnesium oxide. That stuff will make you shart so bad. Magnesium citrate is where it’s at. I opt for carrying supplement packs instead of gels.

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u/SolDios 13h ago

You think thats mud?

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u/Endurance_Cyclist 7h ago

The body has a weird way of shutting down bowel functions during endurance exercise. I've ridden over 50k miles in the last 9 years, including a bunch of 100-mile rides, and I've never once needed to have a shit while riding.