Workshop schedule
- 9h00 – 09h50: first rotation
- 09:50 – 10:20: break
- 10:20 – 11:10: second rotation
- 11:10 – 12:00: third rotation
Workshops
- WORKSHOP 1
Bike fitting
Axel Couveihnes
- WORKSHOP 2
Recent and practical data on cyclist nutrition
Xavier Bigard
- WORKSHOP 3
Performance test (Functional Threshold Power)
Arnaud Rapillard
Symposium schedule
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Symposium
- 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Impact of hardware upgrades on performance and safety
Emmanuel Brunet
- 2:00-2:30 pm
Main microtrauma-induced pathologies
Jacky Maillot
- 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Caring, optimizing, performing: the key role of physiotherapists in professional cycling
Claudine Lespinasse
- 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
BREAK
- 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Cyclists’ vessels: the attack point of an occupational disease?
Roman Gähwiler
- 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The cyclist’s heart
Stéphane Doutreleau
- 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Risk reduction in cycling: the UCI’s role
Xavier Bigard
Continuing education credits
Training credits for morning workshops:
- General internal medicine (SSMIG): 0
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation (SSMPR): 3
- Sports and exercise medicine (SEMS): 3
- Chirosuisse: 0
- Physioswiss: 3
- Osteo-Swiss: 3h
- Swiss Dietetic Association: 3
Training credits for the afternoon symposium:
- General internal medicine (SSMIG): 2
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation (SSMPR): 3
- Sports and exercise medicine (SEMS): 3
- Chirosuisse: 3
- Physioswiss: 4
- Osteo-Swiss: 4h
- Swiss Dietetic Association: 3
Specialists in general internal medicine can claim the difference between the credits awarded by the SSMIG (2) and the credits awarded by other medical societies (SEMS and SSMPR) as extended continuing education credits.
Apéro dînatoire
Apéro dînatoire at the UCI World Cycling Centre to fraternize between Romands and Savoyards!
Infos
In collaboration with our Savoyard colleagues from the “Médecine du sport, Léman-Mont-Blanc” association, the Network invites you to a special Franco-Swiss day on the theme of cycling and health.
The event will take place in the unique setting of the UCI World Cycling Centre (Aigle) on Thursday, May 21, 2026, with the exceptional participation of UCI Medical Director Prof. Xavier Bigard!