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• Placebo controlled crossover trial Published April 2000. The journal issue carries no day of the month.

  Glycogen went up and the 100 kilometre time did not move

  Seven well trained cyclists rode a 100 kilometre time trial twice, once after carbohydrate loading and once after a placebo controlled moderate carbohydrate diet, eating carbohydrate during both rides. Loading raised muscle glycogen significantly and did not change the time.

  Journal of Applied Physiology · Burke et al. · the Australian Institute of Sport · 1 April 2000 · PMID 10749820

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