{"id":3520,"date":"2023-08-10T14:33:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T12:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6heuresmoto.com\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2023-08-10T14:33:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T12:33:42","slug":"handi-free-riders-in-the-race-with-a-multiple-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6heuresmoto.com\/en\/handi-free-riders-in-the-race-with-a-multiple-world-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Handi Free Riders in the race \u2026 with a multiple world champion!<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The initiative is French, and commands respect \u2026 In creating the \u2018Handi Free Riders\u2019 association, St\u00e9phane Paulus, who was left paraplegic following a road accident, had one objective: to enable physically impaired motorcyclists to ride on a circuit, and even to compete in races in due form! These events of the l\u2019<em>International Bridgestone Handy Race<\/em>, are reserved for disabled riders, as also endurance races, among the so-called \u2018able-bodied\u2019 riders. Good news: the Handi Free Riders team will be at the start of the 6 Heures Moto on Sunday 27<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;August on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew will be comprised out of three riders, of which two less able-bodied: St\u00e9phane Paulus, President of the Association, as also Christophe Bernard&nbsp;from Hennuy! They will be joined by a certain Vincent Philippe, 11-time world endurance champion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>I first came across Handi Free Riders in 2016, when St\u00e9phane Paulus started commercialising equipment allowing one to adapt a motorcycle to one\u2019s disability,&nbsp;<\/em>Christophe Bernard explained.&nbsp;<em>It was four years following a road accident which left me with an amputated leg, and an arm in a sorry state, almost unusable. When I think back on it, it\u2019s pretty crazy, because prior to meeting St\u00e9phane, I had never ridden on a circuit! Since then, I have twice been crowned champion of France and European champion once in Handy Race. Last year, always with St\u00e9phane, we competed in a 4-hour endurance race on the Carole circuit, in the vicinity of Paris. We loved competing against able-bodied riders \u2026 and now we\u2019re ready for the 6 Heures Moto! It was an event I was due to take part in back in 2019, but two weeks earlier I had a fall and had fractured my pelvis \u2026<\/em>&nbsp;\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering two Suzuki and one Yamaha, the Handi Free Riders team are fully aware that by definition the challenge will be tough going \u2026 \u201c<em>The problem for St\u00e9phane and myself is physical stamina<\/em>, Christophe continued.&nbsp;<em>Our stints are obviously shorter than those of the able-bodied riders. Personally, with only one leg and one arm, I can\u2019t hope to spend more than 30 minutes at the handlebars of a \u2018bike, that includes, in addition to the adapted gearshift system, a wedge on the fuel tank allowing me to hold on with my torso when braking. We know we are putting ourselves at risk, but what fun it is to be able to compete in such a race despite our limited physical means<\/em>&nbsp;\u2026\u201dTo top it, Handi Free Riders will be able to count on the presence, alongside St\u00e9phane Paulus and Christophe Bernard, of Vincent Philippe, one of the masters of endurance racing. \u201c<em>He accepted the challenge of joining us in this adventure<\/em>, a smiling Christophe commented.&nbsp;<em>He knows we will not win, but he will do everything in his power to help us complete the race and cross the finish line. It\u2019s an honour to have such a rider by our side. It goes without saying that St\u00e9phane and I will be far slower than him, but you will see that our times will be better than those of some able-bodied competitors! Being able to race a motorbike with such a handicap, allows one quite simply to enjoy a new lease of life.&nbsp;&nbsp;After the accident I never thought I would be able to get hold of handlebars again, and here I am at the start of the 6 Heures Moto. Magical<\/em>\u2026&nbsp;\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initiative is French, and commands respect \u2026 In creating the \u2018Handi Free Riders\u2019 association, St\u00e9phane Paulus, who was left [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"acf":{"vhrs":false,"show_group":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Handi Free Riders in the race \u2026 with a multiple world champion! - 6 Heures Moto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/6heuresmoto.com\/en\/handi-free-riders-in-the-race-with-a-multiple-world-champion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Handi Free Riders in the race \u2026 with a multiple world champion! 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