Race With Robbie | Ride hard. Pain-free.
Race With Robbie
For Cyclists 40+

Ride hard. Pain-free. Without forced time off the bike from your back.

For cyclists with recurring back pain or sciatica who've tried stretching, PT, and YouTube routines and still flare up.

The Real Problem

Why this keeps happening.

Most cyclists never actually rebuild the problem.

Recurring back pain in cyclists isn't a mystery. It's a durability problem. Your body has lost the ability to stay strong, stable, and mechanically efficient under real riding load and fatigue.

Stretching gives temporary relief. Generic PT addresses pain but not the patterns. YouTube routines are random by definition. None of them actually rebuild what's missing.

The cyclists who break out of the cycle are the ones who finally treat their back the way they treat their training. With assessment-driven priorities. Custom to their specific patterns. Built to carry over onto the bike.

My Approach

The 3-2-1 Method.

How we rebuild durability you can actually ride on.

3

Mobility sessions per week

Three short sessions targeting your specific restrictions and imbalances. Built from your assessment, not a generic template. This is where we fix the patterns that quietly flare your back later.

2

Strength sessions per week

Targeted strength to make your mechanics improvements actually stick. Hip hinges, anti-rotation core, posterior chain work. Not bro-lifting. Specific work to make the off-bike improvements durable under riding load.

1

Integration ride per week

One ride where we make sure the off-bike work transfers onto the bike. We add awareness to your position as your mechanics improve. This doesn't replace your normal training. It's the bridge between rehab and real riding.

Cyclists I Work With

What changes when your back stops being the limiter.

Donnie | Masters Road

Back to big training and racing pain free. Big rides, big watts, no pain.

Joe | Masters Road and Track

Crits and track racing pain free. Back pain not a factor.

Robbie Horstman

About Robbie

I recognized a problem with the typical rehab for cyclists. Especially masters cyclists who want to train hard and stay at a high level. Typical approaches lack the specific elements to ensure durability and carryover to riding.

Prior to starting Race With Robbie, I was a physical therapist for 11 years. I worked with 5000+ people with back pain and hundreds of endurance athletes. Inside Race With Robbie, I've helped 127 (and counting) masters cyclists get back to riding pain free with 0 concern it's going to come roaring back.

I help cyclists through my 3-2-1 Method, built around assessment-driven priorities that carry over onto the bike. Always custom. Never cookie cutter. It's through durability that we build longevity on the bike and off it.

Start Here

Find out where your back actually stands.

The Cycling Back Risk Assessment is 11 questions. Takes about 2 minutes. You get a scored read on what's actually driving your situation and your recommended next step.