Club ami" agreement with Amicale des Cyclos Cardiaques
At the original request of André Liotier, a member of the Club des Cent Cols and the Amicale des cyclos cardiaques, Bernard Giraudeau proposed to the members of the club's Board of Directors that the following be signed an " CLUB AMI" of the Amicale des cyclos cardiaques.
ACC Chairman Joël Grandjean received the agreement, which was signed on 18 February. The agreement will be officially published in the "Cœur et Vélo" newsletter, issue no. 155, in June 2023.
Nous nous sommes procurés la publication en avant-première :

Why did you sign an agreement with the ACC?
When we talk about "muscular strength" as cyclists, we immediately think of the action of the calf muscles (wrongly) and the thigh and buttock muscles (rightly), but never that of the heart muscle. And yet the activity of this muscle is phenomenal and indispensable, but it remains the target of many disabling pathologies.
Finding themselves on the ground after a collision or a riding error will most of the time leave cyclists with some temporary moral, physical and aesthetic after-effects. This can be seen in Accidents in Haute-Savoieprovided by Codep74.
A l’instar de la chute en vélo ou en VTT, très souvent, l’insuffisance ou l’accident cardiaque ne prévient pas. Mais pour la maladie cardiaque, les séquelles ne sont pas transitoires : une fois déclarée, la maladie requiert une attention constante et devient une présence souvent inquiétante.
L’ACC en est bien consciente car elle propose aux membres du club « ami » son assistance et son expertise :
At the request of the President of the Club Ami, the Amicale des Cyclos Cardiaques can contact a member of the Club des Cent Cols who has suffered a heart problem, to help them regain their confidence by demonstrating the benefits of cycling for cardiovascular health.
The ACC also publishes a quarterly newsletter packed with medical documentation and personal experiences.
Every quarter, we invite you to read the "Cœur et vélo" newsletter.