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Selected in the list of inventors of the “Point”, the multi-medal winner in wheelchair tennis Stéphane Houdet has developed a revolutionary car.
Service winner. Stéphane Houdet at Roland-Garros, June 3.
By Guerric Poncet
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NOTCode om: “Carriage”. Or rather SH in Rio, because at the origin of the project, the objective was to send Stéphane Houdet to the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in 2016, with the first version of an extraordinary machine. To create what he calls “the Formula 1 of the wheelchair”, the French tennis champion has brought together a surprising team for a decade, combining researchers and industrialists. The goal: to explore, to dig, to imagine all the possible avenues to create a revolutionary chair weighing only 10 kilos and thanks to which he plays not seated, but on his knees. As in Formula 1, research to optimize a racing car benefits conventional seats. Besides, he fully deserved it: Point selected it for its special feature…
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