An article in today's NYT spells it out for the uninitiated:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/06/health/06bike.html?pagewanted=1
NYT Recognizes the Sport of Cycling
Tue, 07/06/2004 - 3:10pm
Tue, 07/06/2004 - 8:45pm
#1
holy cat crap...1000 calaries per hour?!?!
a quote from the article:
(Armstrong burns about 1,000 calories an hour in the Tour de France, going about 80 miles a day at an average of 24 m.p.h., Mr. Carmichael said.)
Wed, 07/07/2004 - 11:37am
#2
Whoa!
I average 500/hr. 600-700 if I'm on and push. Yeow, Lance! But, go Jan!