Quote Originally Posted by colorisnt View Post
I am going about 15-18 mph average. I take breaks to eat/drink (which is why it takes me 3-4 hours to do that much), but on average, I am easily between 15 and 18 mph. This last ride, I was around 15.2 mph average. On shorter rides, I have a higher average. I am calculating it on livestrong.
You are definitely not burning 3000 calories in 3-4 hours at this pace. Unless you're going 4 hours at 18 mph and weight about 250 pounds... You are probably closer to burning 600 calories per hour.