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Photo by Escape Collective on September 18, 2026. May be an image of bicycle, magazine, helmet, poster and text that says 'RAC NG HOW BREAKING MYELBOW SAVED MY CYCLING CAREER 10 It took a forced break for Leadville 100 winner Melisa Rollins to confront an issue she'd never dealt with properly. WWW.ESCAPECOLLECTIVE.COM'.
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The Life Time Grand Prix resumes this weekend at Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival. For Leadville 100 winner @melisa_rollins, it will be the latest stop in a volatile season that started with a broken elbow and scratched Cape Epic and ended up fixing years of biomechanical troubles. In her own words, on escapecollective.com

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@offroadindex excellent storytelling @melisa_rollins, those of us keyed in from the outside would've had no idea what you went through.

@trekky91 A great read 👏 @melisa_rollins

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@rumpelwege What a story; turning a forced break into the fix that actually got to the root of the problem takes real self-awareness. Rooting for a strong showing at Chequamegon.

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