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The Three Most Common Cycling Injuries (And How To Avoid Them)

CYCLISTS DON’T EXPERIENCE anywhere near as many injuries as runners. Mainly because it is a low impact activity. But that doesn’t mean cyclists are completely immune to injuries, you still have to maintain some strength and flexibility, and train within your body’s capacity to cope.

There are two main types of cycling injury – trauma and overuse. Trauma is usually the result of a crash, so the obvious remedy to these types of injuries is to stay upright!

This article is going to focus on overuse injuries, which, as the

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