Cycling After Childbirth
Feb 17, 2020
5 minutes
WORDS: JULIA VAN DER VEER & ANTHONY TAN
JULIA VAN DER VEER
As a keen road cyclist Julia Van Der Veer was excited to be pregnant but sad to know the four bunch rides she was riding each week would soon be curtailed - especially with twins on board.
But after speaking with her obstetrician along with reading up on the subject, Julia kept pedaling right up to 3 days before the birth of her twins, Vincent and Ariya, in 2017.
“My husband and I took up cycling at the end of 2014 and from then on, we became hooked and so did the need for bike upgrades,” Julia told Bicycling Australia.
“We found a local group called MC cyclery and through their support, went from riding as a duo
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