MOTORCYCLE ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: use of TECAR INDIBA at 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans

Team SRC-KAWASAKI FRANCE-WEBIKE TRICKSTAR Le Mans 24h 2021

"The use of INDIBA ACTIV AT 7 was very positive during this event"

Using the reference of tecartherapy (TECAR) devices in my practice, it seemed interesting to me to use its capacities during a very high level motorcycle endurance event: Le Mans 24 hours.

Physiotherapist and osteopath of SRC-KAWASAKI FRANCE, leading team, 2019 world champion and multiple winner of this legendary event, I wanted to optimize the recovery of the riders.

MOTORCYCLE ENDURANCE: WHAT IS IT?

• 8 to 24 hour circuit events

• 2 to 3 riders taking stint during the event

• Stint times ranging from 50 minutes to 1h15 depending on the circuits and weather conditions,

• Stint that can be doubled: the rider then chains 2 stint!

LE MANS SCHEDULE

MONDAY: installation of the team and workspaces

TUESDAY: private tests. The pilots test and make the first adjustments

WEDNESDAY: day devoted to technical verifications and administration.

THURSDAY: free practice and qualifying1, night practice

FRIDAY: Qualifying practice 2

SATURDAY: warm-up, 12 noon: start of the race

SUNDAY: 12 p.m .: finish of the race

ORGANIZATION OF CARE DURING THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

Wednesday: important and long session for each driver, so that they start the race in the best possible conditions.

Physio / osteo session, aimed at solving existing problems (crash, training, ...) and optimizing physical and mental capacities

Thursday: Very big day for the riders!

Free practice in the morning, qualifying in the afternoon, at night in the evening!

It is necessary to ensure the maintenance of the capacities of the pilots, to make a session "recovery" at the end of the day if necessary

Friday: The afternoon is devoted to the riders: a new physio / osteo session for each rider. Recovery, preparation.

DURING THE RACE

• The rider gets off the motorcycle at the end of his stint,

• quickly he debriefs with the technical team, undress leathersuit,

• Physio / osteo session: we anticipated the problems all week. If all goes well, it's a recovery session, focusing on areas with high stress.

• He will then rest, eat, shower, ...

20 minutes before taking over, it must be ready in the box

The sessions are therefore linked for 24 hours, because I have barely finished a rider than the next one arrives!

The rider only has about 40 minutes to rest

INDIBA ACTIV AT 7

Using INDIBA ACTIV AT 7 was very useful:

• Recovery sessions during the race are relatively short. The use of AT 7 made it possible to be very quickly effective in the management of muscle recovery. This made it possible to free up time to be able to manage other requests, and thus to be more complete in the session.

• The treatment of muscle tension, joint pain was very effective

This efficiency was noticed by the riders and the device was acclaimed.

"Riders in good shape, perfect teamwork: third consecutive podium at Le Mans with a nice 2nd place!"