Hello all,

I presume most of you learned that world champion Isaac Galvez from
Spain, died last week at the age of 31 after sustaining injuries from
crashing into the railing during the second to last day of a 6 day event
in Ghent. It was the first fatality at the facility which has been
running for 45 years.

I have not seen a specific cause of death posted but I write this to
encourage all of you, track riders or just riders in general, to consider
getting a mouth-guard to ride with. The mouth-guard I use was developed
by the U of M Dental School for the football team and in the first year
of use the number of concussions went down 76%. This implies that the
risk of brain injury is dramatically diminished with the use of of a
mouth-guard. I've been using one for two full seasons now while riding
and skiing. As it happens, I feel stronger when riding with it on as I
feel the alignment and strength through my body feels more direct and
powerful. On cold days my teeth feel warmer! Weight lifters lift more
weight with a guard in. You know the feeling of vulnerability you get if
you were to mount your bike without a helmet on now, well I feel that way
too if I get on the bike without my mouth-guard. I strongly recommend
that you get your dentist to outfit you with a set and they are more
useful than to just protect your teeth, but your brain as well. My
dentist recommends it to all athletes and you can contact him if you
wish: Dr. Daniel Benton on Woodward Avenue at Long Lake, 248 642-2283.

Regards,

E.J. LEVY
248 388-3854
EJLMotiveForce@...

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