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Not normally affected by cramp but stricken by *symmetrical *cramps last night. Riding out, it was in my calves (top, inside of centre) and back it was just above the knee and, again, towards the inside.
They seemed to come on when I tried to push it, but curiously I was unaffected during the TT.
Having read through the thread, it seems likely that a couple of weeks off the bike with a back strain (which I was treating with internal application of distilled sugar cane) is the root cause: ie dehydration and lack of salts.
However, getting cramp in both legs at the same time and in the same place suggests there is something else afoot. Position was briefly mentioned upthread: I moved my saddle forward and up before the ride, so perhaps that was it?
Anyone else had double-cramps and do you think I will become accustomed to the new position or is it "wrong"?