From everything I have read and heard about past Team RAAM experiences, the crew is critical to the riders performance. I mean, teams have gone very fast - this needs to involve smooth transitions between the riders, which requires a lot of coordination in dropping off riders at the right point up the road, picking up the fatigued riders and taking care of them, transporting them, getting them to motels, feeding and hydrating them, maintaining the bikes & equipment...the list goes on: what about massage?
It is common knowledge amongst bicycle stage racers (eg, Tour de France), doing hard efforts day in and day out, that massage will follow their arduous days to help them get ready for the next day. Massage is a critical element in the muscle recovery of professional cyclists. This may involve flushing out of muscle toxins and improving lymphatic flow (circuation) to the muscles.
I have enlisted the services of a friend, Wynne Dacey, LMP, who runs Touched, a massage practice here in Wenatchee, to train our crew members how to do massage for cyclists. Wynne has generously volunteered her time to help in this endeavor. I am very excited to have such a professional to lend us her advice and training.
Thank you, Wynne!
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