[Rammer]

but they will not find themselves out of readily available energy ‘down the home stretch’ if they ate a good load of carbs prior to the event.

Not according to the latest published research.

[allmendream]

My point is that there is a huge difference between carbs and sugars.

Who do you think would win the 50,000 meter rowing race, the guy who didn't eat dinner the night before, the guy who ate a lot of carbohydrates in the form of pasta, or the guy who ate 10 snickers bars?

Why would there be a difference?

This goes to the heart of the question this thread is about - the difference between eating carbohydrates and eating sugars.