This is what can happen to you if you fail to adaquately hydrate before and during a bicycle ride.  This poor chap had over a gallon of water pumped back into him after a summertime ride.

Click here to learn how the body handles heat and how to identify the health problems associated with heat.

Click on the following links for some good tips on staying hydrated.

Kevin Livingston speaks about hydration

Various cyclists explain how they do it

Bicycling magazine on hydration

Have your own special methods and tricks to staying hydrated?  Then share these on the PBA forum

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