In addition to the Correct adjustment of the seating position On the bike, muscular imbalances are the most common Reason for knee pain when cycling. Stretching exercises can be a real miracle cure for actively combating knee problems. Together with training expert Lorenz Westner from the Fürstenfeldbruck-Puch Sports School simple exercises on how to get rid of knee pain or effectively prevent problems through targeted stretching exercises. Westner, who also coaches professional bikers such as Danny MacAskill, Nadine Rieder and Emil Johannson, also explains which muscles are particularly shortened in bikers and what knee pain this can cause.
Each of the stretching exercises shown should be 40-60 seconds hold. For the last exercise you should achieve 40-50 repetitions, for the beginning 15 is enough. Short stretching programme after every bike tour into his training.
