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Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic
  1. Daniel Nicholas Napier1,
  2. Alan Rankin2,3,
  3. Neil Heron4,5,6
  1. 1 School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
  2. 2 Sports Medicine, SportNI Sports Institute, Newtownabbey, UK
  3. 3 Department of Medicine, Sports Medicine NI, Belfast, UK
  4. 4 General Practice/Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
  5. 5 School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
  6. 6 British Cycling, Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Daniel Nicholas Napier, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK; dnapier01{at}qub.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106911

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    Introduction

    Saddle sores are skin lesions that affect the area of skin in contact with the bicycle saddle and can prove troublesome for cyclists.1 Friction and compression of the skin can lead to chafing,2 redness and infections such as folliculitis and furunculitis.1 Chronic saddle sores can develop into larger lesions with an elastic consistency and normal overlying skin.3 Saddle sores can prove troublesome for cyclists, causing pain and altered movement, reducing performance or necessitating time off the bike.1 While being reportedly common1 and despite the problems saddle sores cause in cyclists at both the elite and recreational …

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    • Contributors NH was responsible for the conception of the project. DNN was responsible for introduction and concept of results displayed on infographic. AR was responsible for design of infographic and results displayed. DNN, AR and NH discussed and agreed on the portrayal of results. NH acted as supervisor for the project. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.