Damage to the Enduropale 2024. Two competitors in the junior motocross race, reserved for competitors aged 13 to 17, had to be evacuated by helicopter this Saturday.
The first of the two young pilots, entered on the beach at Le Touquet (Pas-de-Calais) where the famous event founded by Thierry Sabine takes place every year, had to be airlifted after a heavy fall in the middle of the morning.
The firefighters intervened, when the first diagnosis suggested bleeding from the skull, reports La Voix du Nord.
Bib number 112 was transported to Le Touquet airport, where the question of a transfer to the Lille hospital center (North) arose.
He was finally x-rayed on site before being transported to the nearby Rang-du-Fliers hospital, according to the district sub-prefect, Isabelle Fradin-Thirode, cited by the daily.
At this time, head trauma is suspected.
A competitor evacuated after a fractured femur the day before
A young pilot, suffering from severe abdominal pain, was evacuated by the Dragon 76, a Civil Protection helicopter, around noon.
He was treated at a medical station not far from the circuit.
A third young biker was injured on the route, reports Nord Littoral.
Firefighters had to cut one of his boots on the spot to intervene.
The day before, a competitor in the vintage race, where only motorcycles dating from before 1996 can take the start, also had to be airlifted.
Victim of an open fracture of the femur, the pilot was transported to hospital.
Another pilot saw his machine catch fire.
The main race of the Enduropale takes place this Sunday from 1:40 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.
The winner is the driver who has completed the most laps on the 13 km course on the seafront of Le Touquet and Stella-Plage.