OBJECTIVES: Although road bicycle races have been held for more than a century, @entity130 patterns during multi-day bicycle events have not been widely studied. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of @entity130 among riders and describe the medical care interventions provided to @entity1 of cycling road races. METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted on the Presidential Cycling Tour of @entity233 , which was held between April 26 and May 3, 2015. The race lasted 8  days and covered 1258  km of road. There were 166 elite cycling @entity2587 representing 21 teams from various countries. Data collected pertaining to incidents involving @entity130 included the following: @entity130 ; anatomical location of injury; details of the medical encounter; location of the intervention; treatment provided; medication administered and disposition of the rider. An injury was defined as a physical complaint or observable damage to the body produced by the transfer of energy of the rider. An illness was defined as a physical complaint or presentation not related to injury. RESULTS: The overall incidence ( @entity130 ) was 5.83 per 1000 cycling hours. (Injury incidence was 2.82 vs illness incidence of 3.01 per 1000  hours cycling). A total of 31 incidents occurred. Of these, 15 were @entity130 , while 16 were complaints of a non-traumatic nature. A total of 43 interventions were made in the 15 cases of injury. The most commonly injured body regions were limbs; the majority of @entity130 involved the skin and soft tissue. The most common medical intervention was wound care (64% of all interventions). Two riders had to withdraw from the race, and one was hospitalized due to a @entity130 . None of the non-traumatic cases resulted in withdrawal from the race. CONCLUSIONS: A broad spectrum of illness and injury occurs during elite multi-day road races, ranging from simple skin @entity130 to serious @entity130 requiring hospital admission. Most @entity130 and illnesses are minor; however, medical teams must be prepared to treat life-threatening @entity130 .

Injury and illness among XXXX during a multi-day elite cycling road race.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity233 :: ('9103', 'Species') :: ['Turkey'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['traumatic pneumothorax', 'injuries', 'type of injury', 'injury or illness', 'trauma', 'injury and illness'] @entity2587 :: ('MESH:D001265', 'Disease') :: ['athletes']
@entity2587 :: (MESH:D001265,Disease) :: ['athletes']
