Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, PhD, GP, F.FSEM(UK), Team Physician (Cycling and Soccer), SQSF Leadership Fellow Cohort X
United Kingdom
Joined February 2014
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#MDPIsports Welcome to read this highly cited paper - “Beyond the Finish Line” the Epidemiology of #Injury and Illness in Professional #Cycling: Insights from a Year-Long Prospective Study 👇
Mr. Thomas Fallon et al.
brnw.ch/21x4zJR
Neil retweeted
With the success of the Irish @UCI_MTB @MTBworldseries it’s a nice opportunity to highlight our paper within @BMJOpenSEM which presents injury epidemiology from the elite downhill MTB world championships.
A growing, hugely popular discipline. 🇮🇪
🔗 bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/b…
Neil retweeted
I couldn’t finish my career without a proper goodbye could I? Excited to announce our plans for an event at Cardiff Castle after the final Tour of Britain stage on Sunday 7th September. The details are being kept a surprise from me for now… but I’m told it’s going to be a lot of fun. 4,000 completely free tickets will be available soon and I’ll post the link when they’re available to grab. Hopefully see you all there 🏰👌🏴
How do you perform on-water #cpr #cardiopulmonary #resuscitation ? Check out this guideline from @SailGP medical team on the topic bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/bj… @BJSM_BMJ @worldsailing @BMJOpenSEM @americascupLIVE @BritishSailing @RYAYouthSailing @FSEM_UK @csem
Neil retweeted
Beyond the finish line 🏁
NEW #Infographic on the race to reduce injury and illness in professional road cycling 🚴♂️
Full article 👉 bit.ly/46GL3Mp
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The race to reduce injury and illness in professional road cycling. Infographic published today in @BJSM_BMJ.
ℹ️ : doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-202…
📑 : doi.org/10.3390/sports130100…
Neil retweeted
⚠️ Exercise in axial spondyloarthritis: a missed opportunity in routine care ✋
NEW #BJSMEditorial with the strategies for clinical integration👇
Article ➡️ bit.ly/4mx1MGG
Neil retweeted
📢 Get ahead in sports cardiology and join the 3rd International Summit on ECG Interpretation in Athletes, hosted by @DreznerJon 🙌 This free BJSM Live #webinar will bring together 54 top experts from 14 countries to update the International Criteria #IC25 🤝🌍
📆 September 25th-26th 2025
✅ BJSM Live
💰 Free
🌐 Online
▶️ Register now🔗 bit.ly/45f8HgI
#SportsCardiology #ECGinterpretation #EliteSport #SportsScreening
Neil retweeted
#RespectTheRiders
#SafetyFirst
A great cyclist, Matej Mohoric, urges the public to behave respectfully at cycling races. Let's listen to him! 😉🙏
Repost this video by tagging 3 friends if you want to take part in our contest 🤙
#TDF2025 #TDF #TourDeFrance2025 @LeTour @matmohoric @BHRVictorious
Neil retweeted
Our systematic review and meta-analysis, published today in @BMJOpenSEM is the first to explore injury and illness patterns across all competitive cycling disciplines.
🔍 Key findings 👇🏼 🧵
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✅ BMX has the highest injury rate (4.59 injuries/365 days); para-cycling has the highest illness prevalence (3.89/365 days).
✅ Upper limb injuries dominate across disciplines, especially in BMX (65%).
✅ Skin abrasions and fractures are the most common injury types.
Neil retweeted
✅ Concussions vary across disciplines, highlighting diagnostic challenges (Track, concussions = 13.8% of known injury types. Similar to our Pro road cycling study with @UnoXteam. Our SR found, in road cycling, concussions = 4.6% of known injury types.
mdpi.com/2075-4663/13/1/20
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✅ Gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses are most prevalent.
✅ High proportion of Cardiovascular illnesses in Road Cycling - Important screening consideration for all levels of cyclists.
✅ Gaps exist in cyclocross, gravel, indoor, trials, & esports cycling.
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🔗 to full paper
bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/1…
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🛠️ The findings emphasise the need for:
• Standardised surveillance methods
• Targeted prevention strategies (e.g., Dyneema clothing for abrasion protection)
• Concussion protocols tailored to cycling
• Greater research in underrepresented disciplines
What injuries and illness can the medical teams expect to see @LeTour #TDF2025 check out this systematic review and meta analysis on the topic bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/1… @BJSM_BMJ @BMJOpenSEM @bmj_latest @UCI_cycling @cyclingweekly @BritishCycling
Neil retweeted
🚨 Call for concussion-related work
🧠 MDPI is inviting submissions for a Special Issue on concussion science 🧬
📝 If you’re working on research related to concussion and would like to contribute, you can find all the details in the flyer below👇🏻
Neil retweeted
Remarkable insight from Michael Woods on safety in cycling. I often criticize the lack of good, transparent epidemiological data on cycling risk (describe the problem if you want to fix it). This is a manifestation of the tension that is created when that is lacking
Neil retweeted
Well put. This is exactly the points @neilSportDoc and myself presented at @LeTour grand depart medical briefing last week.
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It was an honour to be invited by Prof. Xavier Bigard from @UCI_cycling alongside @neilSportDoc to present @LeTour on the importance of injury surveillance to reducing injury rates across men’s and women’s pro peloton
A key step to informing and evaluating preventative steps.
