Any Road cyclists here on Reta?

You should be fine. Paying attention to fueling becomes even more important. It feels easier to use body fat as fuel with this medication. Currently doing base training but plan to reduce to a low weekly amount once the season starts. Base work has gone well except for a cold that dragged on.

Currently 3 mg every five days. Fifteen weeks in and down 40 lb. Good results at low doses.

Not outdoors but using an indoor trainer for challenging sessions. Long efforts there last 60-75 minutes and feel similar to outside. Lost over 50 lb on a similar medication and now see higher power numbers on repeated workouts. Endurance feels better and an hour on the trails feels easy. The weight loss also lets me ride my carbon road bike again.

One more thing worth considering. These medications seem to improve endurance work because the body shifts toward using fat for fuel.

Success depends mostly on having a solid diet plan and tracking intake. The medication helps you stick with it and can add some extra effect.

Zone 2 rides now feel like zone 3 or 4 efforts.

Mountain biker here. Was worried about a higher resting heart rate but the heart rate during hard efforts stayed normal. Felt like I was producing more power at the same heart rate, though hard to prove without power data. Still fueled without problems using candy and an electrolyte drink. The glucagon action of the medication seems helpful for endurance.

Glad this thread exists. Planning to start soon and do most of my riding from April through October, around 2500 miles a year. Was going to ask the same question about effects on rides. How did training go, how did you fuel, and did you notice any drop in strength or was it mainly about hydration and protein?

Lurking runner here. Some online communities for athletes using similar medications discuss fueling for long sessions. The challenges sound comparable even though the medications are not identical. Tried this one for a few weeks but stopped because of heart rate elevation on top of another medication that already raises it.

If the goal weight is reached before the trip, could you pause or drop to a low maintenance dose to make fueling the rides easier?

Active mountain biker doing several long rides a week plus lifting. The shift toward fat metabolism helps avoid hunger on long rides and gives steady energy but makes it easy to under-eat. Biggest change is higher max heart rate on hard efforts and higher resting heart rate. Have dialed back intensity as a result. Using a low dose twice weekly that still works well for appetite and other goals while on TRT and related support.