Road Cycling is a sport that moves millions of people all around the world, between professionals, amateurs, and weekend enthusiasts. The present literature shows that there are humans costs associated with the positions cyclists assume while riding. In Brazil there´s very little literature about this subject, and it is necessary to deepen up academic research on this specific area of the sport. The research assumes initially that athletes, aiming for better results, end up leaving their own comfort aside, and that generates human costs that could be avoided. The research was conducted during road cycling races in different states of Brazil, where initially an unsystematic observation of the conditions of the cyclists was made. Then interviews were made with six athletes. These interviews generated a questionnaire that was applied to twenty cyclists. Results found show that human costs exists due to the material employed by the cyclists during road races, and that around seventy per cent of those questioned suffer from constant pain while cycling, specially in the lumbar area, the back, the neck and the legs. The information serves as a starting point to other researches in areas like Industrial Design, Ergonomics, Biomechanics and Sports Medicine.