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David Bainbridge

I’m an indomitable ultra-endurance athlete and resilience strategist living with Classical Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (cEDS), Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction (CIPO), gastroparesis, dysphagia, and borderline stage 3 intestinal failure.

I’ve lived with constant severe pain for 55 years. Medicine had no lasting solutions, and I’ve been completely medication-free since 2019. Through logic, movement, and micro-pacing, I built my own system to restore mobility, regulate my body, and reclaim control.

In 2023, I went from a wheelchair to cyclist to ultra-endurance athlete in two years, redefining what recovery and resilience can look like. Today I ride solo and unsupported ultra-endurance events exceeding 150+ miles, managing pain and dysautonomia through precision, adaptability, and tenacity.

My mindset is tenacious, my body indomitable, and my purpose simple: to prove that resilience isn’t rare, it’s trainable.
www.tenaciouscyclist.co.uk

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WfT Cantii Way - Day 2 - from Dover to Winchelsea Beach

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