Injuries of varying severity are an unfortunate part of cycling for many riders. As the old saying goes, “Its not how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get back up that really matters.” Alise Post is on the comeback trail as she recovers from knee and leg injuries suffered while training for BMX World Championships.Â
On July 21, 2011, during one of our final training sessions in prep for the BMX World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, I had a major accident. During my third and final time trial run of the day, after having just posted some of my fastest lap times the prior two laps, I went over the handlebars on the second jump of the track at 30+ mph. Although I avoided any major head trauma, my right foot  … More