Old 10-31-11 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by hhnngg1
Quads, not even close.
This one. Back in my Cat2 racing days, I developed tendinitis of the hamstrings. My sports doctor measured the strength in my quads and my hamstrings and the result was that they were woefully out of balance - overdeveloped quads and under developed hamstrings. It basically ended my racing career amongst othe things. Anyway, the doctor said at that time that it was a common problem with cyclists.

BTW, twenty years later, my hamstrings still flare up if I string together several weeks of 250 miles or more.
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