Some photos from the national road race competition from the 27th April 2010 to the 1st May 2010 from Kuala Selangor to Kuala Perlis. Thanks to a relatively good weather, skillful riding, good recovery preparations and well coordinated road safety by marshalls, commissaires and police, we had a safe journey during the competition. There were no serious injuries.
A young lady in her 20s came in with a swollen and bruised right forefoot and toes from a fall off her bike. I sent her for an X-ray which did not show any signs of fracture. She was treated with RICE Treatment, topical Anti-Inflammatory gel and some Cox-2 Selective NSAIDS. The swelling and bruising should subside within 1 week but she will be reviewed in a week.
I took these 2 photos of the right forefoot of a young cyclist who decided to ride to a grocery shop in slippers instead of cycling shoes. It would be prudent for cyclists to wear suitable footwear even if they are making short trips as abrasions like these are quite common otherwise.
25 teams (5 Pro Tour outfits and 10 from Asia) will race in the 13th edition of the UCI sanctioned prestigious Le Tour de Langkawi from 9th to 17th February 2008. The 1377.4km race has been re-routed and shortened to only nine stages and the Genting route would be replaced by a more challenging Fraser's Hill climb.
RACE ROUTE
STAGE ONE (9th February 2008) – Alor Star to Kepala Batas (182.9km)
STAGE TWO (10th February 2008) – Butterworth to Sitiawan (159.7km)
STAGE THREE (11th February 2008) – Sitiawan to Banting (209.4km)
STAGE FOUR (12th February 2008) – Port Dickson to Batu Pahat (175.5km)
STAGE FIVE (13th February 2008) – Johor Bharu to Bandar Penawar (143.1km)
STAGE SIX (14th February 2008) – Bandar Penawar to Kuala Rompin (182.0km)
STAGE SEVEN (15th February 2008) – Kuala Rompin to Kuantan (127.6km)
STAGE EIGHT (16th February 2008) – Temerloh to Fraser's Hill (127.0km)
STAGE NINE (17th February 2008) – KL Criterium (80.4km)
Let's join in with the excitement and find out who will wear the varying colour of jerseys:
1) Yellow Jersey: the overall leader and final winner
2) White with Red Polka Dot Jersey: the King of the Mountains
3) Blue Jersey: the leader in the sprints
4) Blue and White: the Best Asian Rider
Important links:
Official Website
Race Schedule
Participating Teams and Team Profiles
Photo Gallery and News
Results
CyclingNews.com
Josiah Ng, who currently ranks 7th in the world suffered a hip contusion after hitting the training motor-pace bike on the 22nd March 2007. Just a week later he had a terrible mishap after an illegal technique used by an Italian rider caused him to loose control and crash. It was reported by the Star newspaper that he suffered a 'broken collar-bone.
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Mark is a 45 years old road cyclist with a mileage of 200 km per week. He came to see me 2 months ago with complaints of numbness and tingling sensation of his little finger and adjacent side of the hand. He mentioned that he was 'riding harder' than usual and had occasional wrist pain 2 weeks earlier as he 'felt good' and wanted to do more.
He was quite happy to lay off riding for 2 weeks and was given some isometric and resistance exercises with theraband. Subsequently, when I reviewed him again last month, he was slightly better. I gave him some neurotonics (vitamin B12) and allowed him to ride but advised against putting excessive pressure on the handlebars.
He came back last week without any symptoms and he said that he was riding better now that his wrists were stronger.
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