Tracy Moseley

2 days ago

It seems like a few things have come together at the same time this week that has made me want to share my thoughts on this topic again.....
Yesterday I retuned young Meg James DH bike back to Trek, as her rookie World Cup Downhill season ended early when she had a big crash at Lenzerheide World Cup back in July. Meg is recovering well but with a big concussion she has taken the rest of the year off her DH bike...at 17yrs old with so much time ahead of her, taking time now I believe is the wisest decision to make for a full recovery.....
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Over two years ago Lorraine Truong, suffered a concussion at a round of the EWS and since then has been on the long road to recovery...ever since then I have been so much more aware of concussion and have tried to spread the word to educate all of us who love to ride our bikes... I dont confess to be an expert or know much about concussion but what I do want to do is increase awareness so we can try and reduce the number of people who have to go through what Lorraine has been through....
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I really do believe that lots of positives steps are being taken, with both the Enduro World Series and UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DH races now having some kind of protocol and logging of concussion at their events, but its early days and I believe there is still more that can be done..
People are talking about it more openly and just the other week I was talking to Martin Maes after his crash in Whistler EWS race. He was sitting in 4th place in the overall with just 2 stages to race when he had a big over the bars having just crossed the finish line of a stage. He hit his head hard and just didn't feel right and made the most impressive decision, for a young guy to make....he pulled out of the race and took time (weeks) to recover before getting back on his bike. He said that he has learnt to be sensible and make smart choices having seen what Lorraine has been through in the past two years....
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As a rider this is the hardest decision to make as often if you have hit your head you are not in a good place to make a sensible decision and need to rely on the others around you to help make that right decision...
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This recent video from Katy Curd Kathryn Curd is a great watch and having seen Katy over the last 12 months I have seen how tough some of those times have been and how hard she has worked to help her body recover....
These guys are shaping our sport and helping increase awareness and safety so please take the time to follow Lorraine Lolotte Triangle in her journey and if you can support her by following hashtag Mybrainrules and supporting her in her road to recovery please do ....
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Follow Katy Curd's journey and lets look out for one another and continue the education of concussion in MTB....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4djVp2b_2Cs&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

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