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bonking

 

A term used in the USA by long-distance cyclists to describe the disorientation and muscular fatigue resulting from depletion of glycogen stores and abnormally low levels of glucose in the blood (known medically as hypoglycaemia).

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cycling jargon  when endurance cyclists have used every ounce of fuel in their bodies and cannot continue
 
 

 

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