Ten days after Mourinho declared that “players shouldn’t ride bicycles — it’s a matter of professionalism,” Kylian Mbappé, currently away from the France squad with a left knee injury, set tongues wagging by posting a selfie video of himself cycling to his Instagram Story. Footballers are often contractually barred from cycling due to injury risk, and on 5ch the discussion ranged from “wouldn’t a stationary bike do?” and “road biking is risky even solo” to comparisons with other sports, like F1 drivers being banned from skiing.
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has stirred up buzz after sharing a cycling video.
Mbappé, who withdrew from the France national team due to a left knee injury, has yet to rejoin Real Madrid and is recovering on his own. Amid that, on the 4th, he posted a video to his Instagram Story that drew attention.
Mbappé shared selfie footage of himself riding a bicycle. While riding, he skillfully used one hand to film his own face, wearing a helmet, along with the bike.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
If you don't like it, don't sign the contract
Guys at this level have plenty of money to just hire a driver
Do it indoors, lol
Alonso ('the Chin'): 'That's fine once I'm retired, right?'
Max went skiing in Hokkaido right before the Japanese GP though
Though that's probably true at every club
Man United banned 'bero-chat' too, lol (slang term, exact meaning unclear)
an exercise bike would do just fine
Exactly right
Because the scenery never changes, it's boring
Because you don't get hurt in a car in a minor accident
Tiger Woods: 'Tell me about it,' lol
Seriously, way too low standards, lol
Misread that as 'ignore' for a second, gave me a scare, lol… Because Kylian and Kang-in ('Big Bro Gan') are tight as childhood besties
If they can't do that, then regardless of the risk, players' lifestyles should be respected
That said, professional footballers are generally barred by contract from cycling due to injury risk.
Leg injuries aren't that common
If you break your arm or your head, you can't play either way, right?
Speaking of that, isn't there a legendary story that during PSG's okonomiyaki party on their trip to Japan, everyone else was drinking but Kang-in ('Big Bro Gan') was the only one pretending to drink while secretly having water?
That's pretty much true across Europe
If you crash, that's basically the end of your career
lol lol
What about track or BMX?
He looked like he was having fun
Wow, bikes are actually that dangerous?
I thought it was only fast road bikes that were risky
The moment you crash,
if you land on your knee, you're done for
If it's done as training in a designated area, I think it's fine
Riding on public roads might be the dangerous part
Guess it's not like a slow ride on the sidewalk
A bike by itself isn't dangerous
It's colliding with other traffic (cars, trucks) that causes serious injury
Background and Key Points of This Debate
In football, it’s not unusual for clubs to contractually ban high-risk leisure activities like skiing, bungee jumping, and cycling. Commenters in the thread pointed out that “Real Madrid’s contracts also ban skiing and bungee jumping” and “F1 drivers are banned from skiing too,” noting this isn’t unique to this case but a practice seen across the sporting world generally. Where opinions split was over just how dangerous cycling itself really is. Some argued a bicycle alone rarely causes a serious accident and that collisions with cars or other vehicles are the main cause of injury, pitting the view that “indoor training like a stationary bike should be the substitute” against the view that “players’ freedom of movement and lifestyle should be respected.” It’s worth noting that neither the news report nor the thread confirms whether Mbappé’s own contract actually bans cycling — that detail remains an inference from general industry practice.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Sports News+) thread “Mourinho: ‘Players shouldn’t ride bicycles. This is a matter of professionalism’ → 10 days later, injured Mbappé posts cycling video.”
