A trip to remember.

I will be out of the office from Friday February 2nd to Wednesday February 21st. I will be working with Rally Cycling at two major UCI races: the Tour of Dubai and the Tour of Oman.
See you when I get back!

I am the massage therapist for the Boulder Valley Velodrome in Erie. Tonight, I brought my little helpers and I am pretty sure they gave my business cards to every single person there. They were awesome. Got great contacts and a few people in the book.
You can come see me on Thursdays (weather permitting) at the track for a free massage!

Myriam Desrosiers, LMT - Therapeutic Massage
Back Pain Relief, Headache Relief, Sport Massage, Relaxation, Thai Yoga Massage, Corporate Massage
Lafayette, CO 80026

I will be out of the office until June 24th. I am out of the country working with the Rally Professional Cycling Team at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay and the Tour de Beauce. See you when I get back!

Here are a few pictures from the Tour de Beauce 2016.
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I am back from France, where I was one of the soigneur for the Rally pro cycling team. Had a great time as always with the team. Now, time to spend some time at the office. See you there!

Did I mention, I love what I do? Not only do I have great clients, here at home, I also get to travel doing what I do, massage. In a couple weeks, I will be in France working with the Rally Professional Cycling Team at the Tour de Bretagne. If you look online, you will find that I only have 2 openings left before I leave. Book them! If those times/dates don't work for you, please send me a note to see if I can squeeze you in at a different time.
​Here is the link to book online: here

I am excited to be working another season in the professional cycling world with Rally Cycling.
First race, the Amgen Tour of California from May 15th to May 22nd.
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I have been a soigneur for professional cycling teams for many years. This year, I have the opportunity to work with the Optum squad. I truly enjoyed working with them as they are a great group of riders and staff.

What is a soigneur?

Some of you might be wondering what a soigneur is. Soigneur is a French word that means "one who cares for others". It is not only about providing sport massage to the athletes after a race, but it is also being a valet, cook, washer, driver, wound cleaner, and the list goes on.

A typical day for a soigneur begins early preparing for the race, making sure the team cars are loaded with water bottles and race food. Riders like to have the choice between water and drink mix and having a great variety of food is also appreciated. Post-race recovery drinks and food must also be ready for the riders.

During the race, soigneurs go to the feed-zone which is an area where they can hand bottles or musettes to the riders while standing inches away from them as they fly by. Musettes are feed bags and they usually contain a bottle with water and one with drink mix, a mini coke can, energy bars, food and gels.

After the race, the soigneurs wait for their riders pass the finish line with cold drinks and towels to wipe away the dust and sweat.

Later, after the race, as soon as the riders have showered and eaten, it's time for the recovery massages. Deep flushing of the legs, stretching are applied to help them recover faster and get their bodies ready to ride hard the next day.

The soigneurs evening ends by preparing for the next day so everything runs smoothly for the team.

Soigneurs are usually one of the first to be up in the morning and one of the last to go to bed at night, it is no doubt a lot of work, but it is also fun and rewarding.

In a few days, I will be travelling to Canada for the Tour of Alberta. Follow us!

I would like to thank Casey Gibson for the pictures of myself in the feedzone and the one of Eric Young's podium.