Tour de France Physio in Newy??

I love this time of year for many reasons: we’ve just passed the winter solstice, so the days will start to get longer again; there have only been two games of State of Origin played, so NSW are still (usually) a chance to (theoretically) win the series; and my online sports news feeds start to fill with stories about the Tour de France.  This means a couple of things for me - firstly, I’m likely to be gutted yet again about how NSW snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the Origin decider, and secondly, I’m up for almost a month of super late nights watching skinny blokes in lycra ride their bikes all over France.  I have to say, I’m much more excited about the bike racing!!

Part of the reason for my excitement is that the Tour is such a great spectacle, but for me it is also a chance to indulge in some “back in my day” reminiscences  each year.  I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on two Tours de France as a physio, and it’s always fun to think about one of the highlights of my career.

It was a habit of mine at the time to blog about the goings-on around and behind the race, and over the coming few weeks I’ll repost a couple of the better of those blogposts, as well as drop some original thoughts on the happenings of the Tour this year.

If you’re looking for a tune up for your bike riding, drop me a line and we’ll work out a time to go through what’s happening for you, from a strength, balance and mobility point of view, but beware: you’ll have your ear bashed off talking about all things le Tour and pro cycling while we go through your treatment!

Clearly NOT a pro bike rider, even though I'm still the proud owner of all of the kit!