Too Tyred
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
After a few recent, well publicised, examples of sportspeople collapsing while exercising, has this put anyone off getting on their bike?
I've woke up this morning to a runner in the marathon, there was another the other week too. The poor lad in Paris Roubaix was followed almost immediately by an amateur somewhere in the south of England. I'm 99% sure there has been another pro/ semi-pro recently too.
I could then move on to football, which has had a few cases recently.
The thing that gets me is that all of these people are much fitter than I am and probably much fitter than anyone on here. They all will have access to much better medical tests and assistance too. If it can happen to them, then why am I risking it happening to me everytime I push myself.
Now I'm not saying that I will stop riding because I would love cycling and the chances of it happening to me are slim (but not 0%), but it has definitely made me stop and think. What about you?
I've woke up this morning to a runner in the marathon, there was another the other week too. The poor lad in Paris Roubaix was followed almost immediately by an amateur somewhere in the south of England. I'm 99% sure there has been another pro/ semi-pro recently too.
I could then move on to football, which has had a few cases recently.
The thing that gets me is that all of these people are much fitter than I am and probably much fitter than anyone on here. They all will have access to much better medical tests and assistance too. If it can happen to them, then why am I risking it happening to me everytime I push myself.
Now I'm not saying that I will stop riding because I would love cycling and the chances of it happening to me are slim (but not 0%), but it has definitely made me stop and think. What about you?