https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2023/04/sunburn-to-saddle-sores-how-to-stay-healthy-on-a-tda-tour/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Wed, 06 May 2026 22:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2023/04/sunburn-to-saddle-sores-how-to-stay-healthy-on-a-tda-tour/#comment-268473 Wed, 06 May 2026 22:32:06 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=53842#comment-268473 While preparing for a 4 month ride in 2017 an anaesthetist friend told me that he’d found that by adding a broad spectrum antibiotic to his chamois cream he no longer developed the annoying spots that could develop into painful boils.
In the UK chloramphenicol 1% ointment is an a broad spectrum antibiotic used in ER departments for skin grazes and eye infections .This is sold over the counter as an eye ointment for conjunctivitis. I mixed two 4gram tubes into an old black plastic film case of chamois cream and with daily applications to the areas that rubbed managed the ride from Istanbul to Beijing without a spot or boil.

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