Charity ride

Ricey83
Ricey83 Posts: 103
edited April 2013 in Road general
I'm participating in a charity ride on the 1st of June in which we will be riding from Tower Bridge, London to our office at Leicester(110 miles ish) the problem is I broke my collarbone 2 weeks a go and the question I have is 14.5 weeks going to be enough recovery time or am I clutching at straws?

Any advice would be great, cheers lads.

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  • random man
    random man Posts: 1,518
    Wiggins broke his collarbone in the first week of July and was racing in the Vuelta in September, so yes, it can be done ;)
  • thegodplato
    thegodplato Posts: 319
    Ricey83, you work for SGP?? Good luck and I'm sure the bone will be OK in that timescale.
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  • Ricey83
    Ricey83 Posts: 103
    Yeah I work at SGP how did you hear of the event?

    My plan is to get on a turbo after 6 weeks and if I can manage then I should hopefully make it
  • litwardle
    litwardle Posts: 259
    Sorry to read about your break! Hopefully it will mend. Good luck with the ride :)
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  • ricey155
    ricey155 Posts: 233
    No chance your weak in the mind !! :shock:

    good luck ickle brother :mrgreen:
  • mrbubbaman
    mrbubbaman Posts: 171
    Having broken my collar bone twice, it will all depend how well it heals. My first one didn't heal very well, which meant I broke it 6 months later doing some gymnastics!

    Not a lot they can do for a broken collar bone, other than a figure of 8 bandage and a sling, just take it easy and recuperate (your fitness might be down though for the ride)
  • iPip
    iPip Posts: 90
    You're going the wrong way! Are you sure you don't want to do it the other way around and join the Hero Ride on 2 Jun? :wink:
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  • thegodplato
    thegodplato Posts: 319
    Ricey, I work for Imtech Smith so saw the email sent out to all suppliers about sponsoring the team.

    Would you be able to sit on your bike ( on the Turbo ) and pedal none handed just to keep the legs ticking over??
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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Why not ask your consultant specifically about a fitness programme?

    When I broke my collarbone I was given the all clear to use a turbo after only 4 days. A lot does depend on the nature of the break and whether surgery is required but most folks are clear to start moderate exercise using a sling (flip the step if you find that helps take the pressure off when leaning, etc.). I continued to turbo 3-4 times a week and then got the all clear to go back on my bike after about 10-11 weeks, but it was bloody painful and took a lot of physio and self discipline with the stretches, etc. I did laugh because my consultant said "it is ok to go on your bike but just don't fall off", I replied "I wasn't trying to fall off when I broke my collarbone".

    I kept most of my fitness, just lost some of the endurance stuff because I found it hard to do more than 2 hours on the turbo (managed a 3 hour session once I think).

    You might find some guidance here, at the end of the thread:

    viewtopic.php?f=40020&t=12805868&
  • Ricey83
    Ricey83 Posts: 103
    Ha! Small world Plato! I'll get on the turbo tonight once I have made a few minor repairs to my bike. I think it'll be fine but I'm definately not ready for the roads yet as the bumps will go straight through me.

    I've only been off the bike for 5 weeks so hopefully I've not lost too much fitness...

    Back at the hospital on Monday so I'll see what the consultant recommends.

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