Ulcerative colitis

Cory Greenberg is one of the few professional riders who have an inflammatory bowel disease. The 35-year-old from California, who turned pro with Human Powered ...

He made his debut with the team at the Saudi Tour and he’s hoping to become a key rider for the team. “I want to be that individual that can help really dictate the success of the event for the team. “I wanted to create a ride for the global IBD community that would benefit the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and also create this visibility and create this community. Zwift had done a bit of PR prior and had shared my story online and one of the other stories was a Brit named Sam Gray, who was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Some of those he has spoken to have been doing what he did early on and trying to just cope with it. It got to a point where life became non-existent and my existence was sleeping on the bathroom floor because I couldn’t leave the restroom. The blood became more active when I used the restroom, and then that’s when the pain of the colon started to become more prevalent,” Greenberg said. “But it’s also learning over time, what works and sometimes what does work doesn’t end up working down the line, and you have to kind of re-evaluate what’s going on.” Greenberg was able to muddle on for around 18 months and he would take the medication, but it wasn’t enough without some serious changes to his diet. It came to a head when his mother found him sleeping on the bathroom floor. To know that there’s two options before you is life-changing and it completely alters your process of how you’re going through life, how you see the world, and how you’re going to achieve the things you want to in life. During a pre-race trip to the toilet, he noticed he had passed some blood.