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Racing 1,000km taught me cucumbers are the best cycling food

This July, I raced my first ever ultra race, Bright Midnight – a 1,000km gravel event around the north of Norway. Though in its first year, Bright Midnight is a premium event, taking you across some of the world’s most stunning scenery, dreamy gravel roads, and 16,000 metres of mountainous ascent. This was my first foray into an ultra-endurance event of any kind, and I was struck by how different it was from other forms of cycle racing. Here are a few of the things I learned as I pedalled around my first ultra race.