Extreme Eating On Trans-Siberian

Equivalent of 50 Cheeseburgers Eaten a Day by Riders for Calorie Consumption.
 

With 9,200 kilometres to cover across eight time zones and five climate changes, the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme lives up to its name. But it’s also a lesson in extreme eating as the cyclists in the field from seven countries eat as much as six times the daily recommended calorie intake of an adult male.

While it is suggested an average male should ingest 2,500 calories a day, those on the Trans-Siberian Extreme taking on stages of up to 1,400 kilometres will take on board between 10,000 and 15,000 calories a day. At the top end, that’s the equivalent of 50 cheeseburgers, although the riders in this small peloton get their calories in notably more healthy fashion.