2023-11-24 21:43:50
“Everyone asks you: how do you keep your ass from hurting? » A real existential question, when you spend dozens of hours on your bike, day, night, over thousands of kilometers without counting the elevation which is measured in thousands of meters. Laurianne Plaçais is the new ultracycling champion. She has just won first place in the general classification of the Biking Man Origine over five rounds. His secret? It’s precisely that she doesn’t have any… “It’s always said bluntly, but yes, my ass hurts. »
Whether you are a great sportsman, a courier, or a dedicated cyclist, with hours in the saddle, sore behind is part of intensive cycling. Long taboo, crotch pain is becoming less and less so. And it is women who talk about it most easily. This summer, young champion Evita Muzic abandoned the women’s Tour de France, revealing she was suffering from perineal injuries. Laurianne posted a message on Instagram last June mentioning an abscess that she contracted during the ascent of the Col de la Bonette, on the Biking Man Origine France. An event that she ultimately won, despite the intense pain.
Find in our new episode of our Biclou series the testimonies of Laurianne Plaçais and the couriers of the Cargonautes cooperative, confronted with these saddle sores and the advice to protect yourself from them.
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