Fortunately for me the break was no where near as bad as the last time I broke my collarbone. I fell on the left shoulder, (same side as Cape Town 2008) and the collarbone clean broke right next to where it broke last time. I had 10 days off the bike, started slowly on the erg with a harness, 2x a day.
Material sewn up, attached to bike tube. Success
I have Guddy (Tim Gudsell) to thank for this idea. Cheers Guddy
Through my twitter and facebook account, Tony from Rocktape got in touch with me to use their product to support my shoulder. I have used it before at the Melbourne World Cup, it worked well there and I was straight away keen to use it for my collarbone! We got talking, and now Rocktape is my newest sponsor, helping my recovery with my broken collarbone. Rocktape is great for heaps of different injuries, can be used to enhance performance by increasing bloodflow in the muscles! Huge thanks to Tony Stahl at Rocktape, check them out at www.rocktape.com.au .
Press release announcing our new partnership - http://rocktape.com.au/rocktape-welcomes-new-zealand-track-cyclist-myron-simpson/
So now, I don't have to use the harness, the Rocktape supports my shoulder while on the erg, and I have an appointment with the doctor this Thursday to hopefully get the all clear to go on the road! I've been pretty positive about it all, these things happen for a reason, whether we know it or not, and I have a good feeling I'm going to be back on the road by the end of the week.
Stabilisation strip around shoulder, decompression strip over collarbone
Whats next for me? Not 100% sure, going to see how the collarbone is, then go from there. All I know is that I WILL be going to Europe at end of March for a big season on the road...
Will update soon. Cheers
