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I'm seeing this just now, that really sucks. I hope you get well soon. Do you have to wear an arm brace?broken collar bone, so no races for a while
@baribari Sorry to hear about your broken collar bone, mate. What's the recovery time on something like that? I got told about 6-8 weeks with my elbow, but it's still a bit sore/stiff at 12 weeks.
I talked to my mom today, who works in an orthopedic hospital and deals with athletes on a daily basis, and she said that as far as shoulder injuries go, broken collar bones are (comparatively speaking) not as bad as other shoulder injuries cyclists frequently have.I think 12 weeks, but it might be twice that before I get the go ahead to race. Depending on how fast it knits.
I talked to my mom today, who works in an orthopedic hospital and deals with athletes on a daily basis, and she said that as far as shoulder injuries go, broken collar bones are (comparatively speaking) not as bad as other shoulder injuries cyclists frequently have.
I think 12 weeks, but it might be twice that before I get the go ahead to race. Depending on how fast it knits.
Hmmm, what could go wrong …July 13 - I've never seen such a dangerous course! Every corner had sleeping policeman bollards spaced across the road about a meter apart and sticking up a few inches out of the tarmac, and they had been taped over with duck tape and some sort of black vinyl which looked like bin bag material.
Glad to hear you are alright apart from road rash. But I am somewhat surprised you crashed during this race and not the crit race.July 15 - Sodegaura Race Way. The track was really nice, and the race seemed well run overall. Unfortunately right at the beginning of the first lap on a right hand turn someone came around the outside and hooked my handlebars on the left side, bringing us both down. No serious injuries thankfully, just a bunch of road rash (and I was very very annoyed with him!). After bending back my level hoods and fixing up my rear derailleur I rejoined on the next lap, rode with the group and came 5th or 6th in the sprint. It didn't get counted though because of the crash and missed lap, so this was the end of my day.
That seems to be the going rate. Anyway, congrats on the races. Have you decided to enter any others?Ugh so not the best start to racing in Japan! It's quite pricey too - today was about 6000 entry, 6000 rental car, 7500 in tolls!!, gas, etc...
That's tough, mate. I checked and this Friday will be 12 weeks since my crash. I've been able to ride the last three days (all outside as I don't have a trainer) and my elbow isn't in bits like when I tried riding a few weeks ago. To be fair, I'm still a bit nervy on the bike (particularly descents). I'm hoping that's going to get better with time, and it's not like I was super experienced before anyway. When do you think you can ride outside again? I waited until the bone was officially mended before I tried an outside ride. I've heard of people going out earlier but that's asking for trouble.
Oh, yeah, definitely keep an eye on your weight. I went off the rails and I've got a hard couple of months ahead of me trying to lose what I gained!
Glad to hear you are alright apart from road rash. But I am somewhat surprised you crashed during this race and not the crit race.
Have you decided to enter any others?