Originally Posted by rjkresse
Heras won the Vuelta with stitches in his knee. This is a 55 mile ride, not a three week stage race. Are the stitches on a part of the calf that moves while pedaling? If there is no movement, I would say you're good to go. If it feels like the stitches and the area held together by the stitches could tear, don't ride.
And ask your doctor.
You bring up a good point. The site of the injury moves slightly with the flexing of the calf muscle. I believe the actual name of it is the soleus. I think I'll just sit down and work flexing/relaxing, and see if any discomfort or stretching of the stitches happens. Thats amazing about Heras. Thanks for the input.