Was Durianrider correct all these years? Many cyclists now just skip the expensive gels and literally put some sugar in their water bottle.
I went to a film premier about the great Graeme Obree and afterwards he gave a talk.
He mentioned that people used to laugh at him for eating marmalade sandwiches heavily in training. He countered that as far as he could see sugars are are just sugars no mater where you source them from ...and he happens to like marmalade and bread.
His down to earth approach to cycling was so ahead of it's time. He earned all his success the hard way. A truly interesting bloke.