On 16 Jun 2006 13:36:26 -0700, "
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Rasmussen carries so little body fat that he's got to be vulnerable to
this sort of problem. Bit mean of the jury, but Rabobank should have
made sure he had bonk rations in his pockets earlier.

You don't bonk because you run out of fat. You bonk because your blood
glucose levels drop or are in danger of dropping because you've
depleted your muscle and liver glycogen. I'm not sure having a
particularly low body fat % means you also have limited glycogen
stores. Although obviously if you're not eating enough (in the
interest of staying so lean) to replenish your glycogen levels than you
may be prone to bonking.

Even Masters Fatties can bonk ... because at high intensity you're
burning glycogen as well as (or more so than) fat.

Rasmussen's real problem is that he is a space alien:
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/photos/04dauphineSt4-002000
and can't feed off normal human cyclist food. Carrying an
extra Clif shot in his pocket does him no good as he can't
metabolize it. He has to be hooked up to his alien bodily
regeneration system every night back at the team hotel,
or crazy **** happens. It drives the Rabobank soigneurs nuts,
which is one reason for his reputation of being difficult to handle.

That's what that "Hypotheken" on his garb's all about, that's theparticular
nutrient formula they use.

Ron